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A origem dos pombos domésticos na estratégia argumentativa de Charles Darwin (2012)

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Darwinism Rhetoric in scientific discourse Artificial selection Breeding Evolution Natural selection 19th century Darwin, Charles Robert

In the first chapter of the Origin of species and in two chapters of the Variation of animals and plants under domestication, Darwin discusses the origin of domestic pigeons, claiming that all the known breeds were produced from a single species: Columba livia, the rock pigeon. The detailed defense of this point is of high relevance in Darwin's argumentation strategy, since the differences between the several domestic breeds is so large that, if they were found in the wild, they could be classified as different species or genera. If man was able to produce such large differences, it becomes plausible that nature can produce even larger differences, and therefore the process of natural selection becomes acceptable. Darwin emphasizes the enormous differences between the several domestic breeds (that may have dissimilar cranial structures and a varying number of vertebrae), and at the same time he attempts to show that there are connections and transitions between the extreme types, arguing for their common origin. One of the several interesting parts of his argument is an experiment of crossing between widely different breeds, which led him to obtain pigeons similar to the wild species. The detailed analysis of Darwin's study of pigeons shows the extreme care he took in his attempt to provide strong arguments for his theory.

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Authors & Contributors
Alter, Stephen G.
Berkenkotter, Carol
Bowler, Peter J.
Brink-Roby, Heather
Canseco, Juan
Feller, D A
Journals
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology
Archives of Natural History
Asclepio: Archivo Iberoamericano de Historia de la Medicina
Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science
History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Publishers
Cambridge University
University of Minnesota
Ashgate
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Duke University Press
Routledge
Concepts
Natural selection
Evolution
Darwinism
Breeding
Rhetoric in scientific discourse
Species concept (biology)
People
Darwin, Charles Robert
Browne, Thomas
Gray, Asa
Huxley, Thomas Henry
Meldola, Raphael
Mueller, Ferdinand, Baron von
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
Places
Great Britain
Australia
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