Alexander von Humboldt and Amado Bonpland: their legacy in the revaluation of natural history
<p>Natural History (NH) is a relevant discipline of the Natural Sciences that describes organisms in their environment from accurate observation. As the mother of Western sciences, its origin dates back to Aristotle’s writings. Since then it crossed human history providing essential knowledge...
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| description | <p>Natural History (NH) is a relevant discipline of the Natural Sciences that describes organisms in their environment from accurate observation. As the mother of Western sciences, its origin dates back to Aristotle’s writings. Since then it crossed human history providing essential knowledge for humanity development. After flourishing between the 17th and 19th centuries due to the exploratory travels of European naturalists to the new continents, NH has lost appreciation in its contribution to scientific knowledge. The debate about its role in sciences has swung like a pendulum between estimation and dismissal. In this contribution, we present the main themes of this debate. We expose our point of view from our experience that revalues the history of NH under the influence of Alexander von Humboldt and Amado Bonpland´ works. The specialization of sciences, technological advances, the loss of the naturalistic sense, and the connection with romanticism have been among, the main causes that have discredited NH. However, we conclude that history shows us that NH has been and is fundamental for the growth and development of humanity.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74217f7d80804683abfd3f8acdf6c2a12022-12-22T00:26:33ZspaInstituto de Botánica del NordesteBonplandia0524-04761853-84602020-07-0129214115310.30972/bon.29244304014Alexander von Humboldt and Amado Bonpland: their legacy in the revaluation of natural historyRodrigo Cajade0Alejandra B. Hernando1Laboratorio de Investigación en Diversidad, Ecología y Conservación de Vertebrados Alexander von Humboldt, Dep. de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Av. Libertad 5470, 3400, CorrientesLaboratorio de Investigación en Diversidad, Ecología y Conservación de Vertebrados Alexander von Humboldt, Dep. de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Av. Libertad 5470, 3400, Corrientes<p>Natural History (NH) is a relevant discipline of the Natural Sciences that describes organisms in their environment from accurate observation. As the mother of Western sciences, its origin dates back to Aristotle’s writings. Since then it crossed human history providing essential knowledge for humanity development. After flourishing between the 17th and 19th centuries due to the exploratory travels of European naturalists to the new continents, NH has lost appreciation in its contribution to scientific knowledge. The debate about its role in sciences has swung like a pendulum between estimation and dismissal. In this contribution, we present the main themes of this debate. We expose our point of view from our experience that revalues the history of NH under the influence of Alexander von Humboldt and Amado Bonpland´ works. The specialization of sciences, technological advances, the loss of the naturalistic sense, and the connection with romanticism have been among, the main causes that have discredited NH. However, we conclude that history shows us that NH has been and is fundamental for the growth and development of humanity.</p>https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/bon/article/view/4430cienciadescripcióneducaciónnaturalezanaturalistas |
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| title | Alexander von Humboldt and Amado Bonpland: their legacy in the revaluation of natural history |
| title_full | Alexander von Humboldt and Amado Bonpland: their legacy in the revaluation of natural history |
| title_fullStr | Alexander von Humboldt and Amado Bonpland: their legacy in the revaluation of natural history |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alexander von Humboldt and Amado Bonpland: their legacy in the revaluation of natural history |
| title_short | Alexander von Humboldt and Amado Bonpland: their legacy in the revaluation of natural history |
| title_sort | alexander von humboldt and amado bonpland their legacy in the revaluation of natural history |
| topic | ciencia descripción educación naturaleza naturalistas |
| url | https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/bon/article/view/4430 |
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