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I wonder, though, to which extent that was somewhat idle speculation, similar to Democritus stating that the world consists of atoms 400 BCE, without really any
by FabHK 7y ago
I wonder, though, to which extent that was somewhat idle speculation, similar to Democritus stating that the world consists of atoms 400 BCE, without really any evidence for it (let alone a fully formed theory).
- emilsedgh 7y agoA bit more from this fascinating topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqaddimah#Biology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqaddimah#Biology It seems like he had a fully formed theory which is pretty accurate.
- FabHK 7y agoA bit late now, but FWIW I don't think from the cited quotes one can deduce that he had anything approaching a fully formed theory; in fact I'd say it's very similar to Democritus idle musings.
- emilsedgh 7y agoYes. The quotes didn't have any indication of a full theory. However, I find it difficult to believe that they reached so many accurate conclusions without a proper base theory.