BIO 1130 Lecture 1: PreDarwinian Biology

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIO 1130
• Professor: Jon Houseman

Document Summary

Biology is considered a very young science and was only defined at the start of the 19th. The great scientific revolution was basically aimed to focus on the physical science of physics, mechanics, mathematics and astronomy and had very little to do with natural science. Natural science and naturalists had made an impact on biological thoughts prior to. Important to note that within this section we will focus on the dichotomy between empirical, experimental, proximate causation and the inductive historical narrative of ultimate causation. A brief history of science and biology before darwin: (1 p) the history of science and its advancement in biology was depicted as natural science prior to the fundamental name of biology. 400 bce medieval ages (middle ages) the fall of rome as the dominant civilization (450 ce) Little to no progress in the advancement of science. Lead by the works of the greek and. Known as the golden age of islam.