Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 63 Donders, F. C. (Franciscus Cornelis) 1818 1889 Donders, Franciscus Cornelis De Harmonie van het Dierlijke Leven: De Openbaring van Wetten Reading ease score: 54.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries. "De Harmonie van het Dierlijke Leven: De Openbaring van Wetten" by F. C. Donders is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the relationship between the laws governing animal life and the perceived harmony within nature, particularly critiquing teleological interpretations that attribute purpose to natural phenomena. The author argues for a more scientific approach, emphasizing the importance of understanding the underlying causes of existence rather than merely identifying their perceived goals. The opening of the work introduces Donders' inaugural address at Utrecht University, where he critically engages with the prevailing teleological perspective in the natural sciences. He emphasizes the need to explore the laws that underlie the harmony observed in the animal kingdom, arguing that this harmony arises from the interaction of animals with their environments and the influence of various factors over time. Donders aims to establish a scientific foundation for understanding the development and maintenance of this harmony, asserting that it is shaped by the principles of habit, exercise, and heredity, rather than established through a purposeful creation or design. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Physiology QP Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Science - General 112158 112159 2024-10-07T13:45:12.491775 2023-09-08T04:30:24.568700 text/html text/html 109978 2020-12-12T21:54:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 39448 2020-12-12T21:54:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 137689 2024-10-07T13:45:19.539700 application/epub+zip 137093 2024-10-07T13:45:16.579730 application/epub+zip 104902 2024-10-07T13:45:15.127730 application/epub+zip 376437 2024-10-07T13:45:21.529721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365444 2024-10-07T13:45:18.563746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221556 2022-09-08T09:09:01.733017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101853 101661 2024-10-07T13:45:12.141736 2023-09-08T04:30:24.301692 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 101506 2020-12-12T21:54:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37085 2020-12-12T21:54:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19497 2024-10-07T13:45:21.653686 application/rdf+xml 25654 2024-10-07T13:45:15.680730 image/jpeg 4831 2024-10-07T13:45:15.403734 image/jpeg 137786 2024-10-07T13:45:12.503738 application/octet-stream application/zip nl.wikipedia