pre-Darwinian
- a word derived from Darwinian.
Example Sentences
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A decided positivism—the painstaking naturalism of the pre-Darwinian life sciences, with their attention to the taxonomy, function and illustration of biological forms—made itself felt in his work habits and in his meticulous drawings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Here the author sets his sights backward by 100 years to spoof the pre-Darwinian notion of nature as the beneficent servant of man.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally, to Mr. Bates, the 'Naturalist on the Amazons,' I am indebted for several valuable items of information as to the general workings of the pre-Darwinian evolutionary spirit.
From Charles Darwin by Allen, Grant
It was a curious production, this first book of Haeckel's, and representative not so much of Darwinian as of pre-Darwinian 248thought.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
He tells us that in the pre-Darwinian days he was accustomed to defend the fixity of species in the company of evolutionists and in the presence of the orthodox to attack the same doctrine.
From Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work by Mitchell, P. Chalmers (Peter Chalmers)
