Linnaeus as a Second Adam? Taxonomy and the Religious Vocation
Abstract. Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné (1707–1778) became known during his lifetime as a “second Adam” because of his taxonomic endeavors. The significance of this epithet was that in Genesis Adam was reported to have named the beasts—an episode that was usually interpreted to mean that Adam po...
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Wiley-Blackwell
2009
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Zygon
Year: 2009, 卷: 44, 发布: 4, Pages: 879-893 |
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religious vocation
B Carl Linnaeus B Genesis B history of taxonomy |
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