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The paper focuses on the work of Lorenz Oken (1779-1851) in an attempt to make sense of the role played by Romantic Naturphilosophie in the development of natural history in Germany at the turn of the nineteenth century.
The paper focuses on the work of Lorenz Oken (1779–1851) in an attempt to make sense of the role played by Romantic Naturphilosophie in the development of natural history in Germany at the turn of the nineteenth century.
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Apr 16, 2024 · Oken’s seminal work Allgemaine Naturgeschichte Für Alle Stände, or General Natural History For All Classes, was published as a series of seven volumes between 1833 and 1843. At more than 5,000 pages in its entirety, the atlas depicts known species ranging from beetles and fish to birds and ferns.
German naturalist who was a leader in the Naturphilosophie movement. Oken's views were mystical, including speculations on nothing, something, motion, God, and the geometric form of the universe.
ABSTRACT - Although Lorenz Oken is a classic example of Naturpbilosophie as applied to biology, his views have been imperfectly understood. He is best viewed as a
May 29, 2018 · OKEN (OR OKENFUSS), LORENZ (b. Bohlsbach bei Offenburg, Baden, Germany, 1 August 1779; d. Zurich, Switzerland, 11 August 1851) natural science, philosophy, scientific congresses. The son of poor farmers in the Black Forest, Oken studied at the universities of Freiburg, Würzburg, and Göttingen.
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The disintegration of matter to mucus and the evolution of living beings illustrate God's desire to manifest himself in nature — when he comes to man, he meets himself; man is a god created by God. Theogony turns into hylogeny, the creation of matter.
