What doesErnest Mayr mean by "the Darwinian Zeitgeist"?

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What doesErnest Mayr mean by "the Darwinian Zeitgeist"?

2006-09-22 06:26:54 · 3 answers · asked by Justin C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Well i don't know in what context he used it but zeitgeist means t the intellectual and cultural climate of an era. So I'm assuming he's reffering to the air of excitment and wonder around in biology around the time of the introduction of Darwin's theory.

2006-09-22 06:31:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Zeitgeist is German for a view of the world, so Darwinian Zeitgeist would be evolution.

2006-09-22 06:33:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

It is a German word. Zeit meaning "time" and Geist meaning "ghost". Zeitgeist means the spirit of the age or times. The trend of thought and counter-thought specific to certain temporo-spatial environs.

2006-09-22 12:01:58 · answer #3 · answered by Marianna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋