Article ID: CBB001212027

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

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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.
Wright, Jeffrey Thomas
Travis, Anthony S.
Theunissen, Bert
Stott, Rebecca
Sloan, Phillip R.
Concepts
Evolution
Natural selection
Darwinism
Rhetoric in scientific discourse
Breeding
Biology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
Places
Great Britain
Netherlands
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