`Author:` Richard W. Burkhardt `Availability:` ### Lamarck and Evolutionary Biology > [!info] > https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5205234 > ![[Cover_The Spirit of Systems.jpg]] ## Key Takeaways ## Summary [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck]] was a biological Janus, at once a highly competent taxonomist in a traditional mold and a bold, almost visionary, philosopher of [[Nature]] who aspired to contrive an all-embracing "physics of the earth" by sheer force of [[intellect]]. Lamarck is generally remembered only for his ideas about the inheritance of acquired characters, ideas he did not originate or take special credit for, ideas that were only one part of his broad theory of [[Evolution]]. In this, the first modern book-length study of Lamarck, Richard Burkhardt examines the origin and development of Lamarck's theory of organic evolution, the major theory prior to [[Charles Darwin]]. ## Quotes - ## Notes `Concepts:` [[Evolution]] `Knowledge Base:` [[Biology]] [[Books index]]