The Natural Philosophy of Plant FormCambridge University Press, 1970 - 246 ページ When she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1946, Agnes Arber (1879-1960) was one of only three women to have been admitted into the institution. Arber conducted research that focused mainly on the morphology of flowering plants, but her work is characterised by its explorations of historical botany and evolution. First published in 1950, this book widens the scope of morphology into a study of all aspects of form across the whole chronology of botany. Arber begins with Aristotle and investigates the work of early modern botanists like Bacon and Goethe, before examining the effects of this wider approach on subjects like evolution and taxonomy. Arguing that post-Darwinian doctrine often causes botanists to twist their observations to suit a hypothetical history of phylogenesis, rather than changing the hypothesis to suit observational facts, this bold and fascinating text will interest students of biology and philosophy alike. |
目次
The Plant Morphology of Albertus Magnus | 24 |
Plant Morphology from Joachim Jung | 33 |
The Concept of the Organisation Type | 59 |
The Partialshoot Theory of the Leaf | 70 |
The Urge to Wholeshoothood in the Leaf 93 | 116 |
The Bearing of the Partialshoot Theory | 124 |
Repetitive Branching and the Gestalt Type | 136 |
The Mechanism of Plant Morphology | 162 |
The Interpretation of Plant Morphology | 199 |
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多く使われている語句
abnormal Albertus anatomy angiosperms animal apex apical Arber Aristotle axillant axillary bud basal bearing botanical botanists bracteole bracts bundles calyx Candolle capitulum carpels Cesalpino character circa compound leaf concept corolla Corréa cotyledons dicotyledons dorsiventral enlarged example floral flowering plants foliage-leaves foliar Formal Cause fruit Gestalt Goethe Goethe's growth gynaeceum Hort idea individual inflorescence instance interpretation Jung lamina lateral pinna lateral shoot leaf-base leaflets leaves lobes main axis Malpighi median midrib monocotyledons morphology nature normal organisation organism ovules ovuliferous scale pair parallel parent shoot partial-shoot theory pedicel peloria peloric peltate perianth petals petiole phyllome pinnae pinnules plant body prophylls rachis radial realised recognised regarded region relation reproductive shoots resemblance root seed seedling sepals simple stamens stem sterile stipules structure suggested surface teleology terminal flower terminal pinna ternate Theophrastus transverse section Troll umbel umbellule vascular vegetative shoot whole whole-shoot