El debate entre Cuvier y Geoffroy, y el origen de la homología y la analogía

Carlos Ochoa, Ana Barahona

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The Cuvier-Geoffroy debate and the origins of homology and analogy.

In this paper we analyze the scientific theories of Cuvier and Geoffroy, to comprehend the origin of the concepts of homology and analogy; for that matter the concepts of ’functional analogy’ and ’formal analogy’, will help us to understand the conflict between the two naturalists. The debate took place in 1829-1830 at the Academy of Science of France, and it was published as Principes de Philosophie Zoologique. Although the debates have an inconclusive finale, its realization and later diffusion allowed the development of the modern concepts of homology and analogy.

Keywords. Homology, analogy, Geoffroy, Cuvier, form, function.


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