Darwin and Prague Aesthetics: Towards the Acceptance of Darwinism in Central Europe

This article considers the uncommon situation surrounding the acceptance of Darwinism in nineteenth-century Bohemia, when the diffusion and interpretation of Darwin’s teachings were first undertaken, above all by two professors of aesthetics at Prague – Josef Durdík and Otakar Hostinský. Although th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Karel Stibral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Helsinki University Press 2013-05-01
Series:Estetika
Online Access:https://estetikajournal.org/articles/104