BIOL 3200 Lecture 13: BIOL 3200 lecture 13
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Julia(cid:374)= o(cid:374)e of the ar(cid:272)hite(cid:272)ts of the (cid:862)e(cid:448)olutio(cid:374)ar(cid:455) s(cid:455)(cid:374)thesis(cid:863) of (cid:1005)94(cid:1004)s. Hu(cid:454)le(cid:455) spread the (cid:449)ord of dar(cid:449)i(cid:374)"s origin in media, wrote reviews in the times. Was doubtful of the fact that natural selection acting very gradually on slight variations was the only thing that accounted for evolution. Thought at certain points in time, evolution could have proceeded more quickly- through rapid jumps or saltations. Huxley said darwin adopted the natura non facit saltum approach nature does not make jumps. Huxley wrote man"s place in nature (1863) discussing primate and human paleontology and ethnology. First time someone applied evolution to humans specifically. Dar(cid:449)i(cid:374) did(cid:374)"t sa(cid:455) (cid:373)u(cid:272)h a(cid:271)out hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) e(cid:448)olutio(cid:374) i(cid:374) the origin. 12 years later discussed it in the descent of man (1871). Huxley collected evidence right away about human evolution, found links between homo sapiens and our apelike ancestors. Hu(cid:454)le(cid:455) (cid:272)oi(cid:374)ed ter(cid:373) (cid:862)ag(cid:374)osti(cid:272)(cid:863), (cid:449)rote a(cid:271)out theolog(cid:455) a(cid:374)d philosoph(cid:455) fro(cid:373) this point of view.
