Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1841-1906) was an American paleontologist and geologist who wrote extensively on the theological and scientific implications of the theory of evolution. Shaler studied at Harvard under the legendary Louis Agassiz and would go on to become a Harvard fixture in his own right, as lecturer and professor of paleontology for two decades (1869-1888) and as professor of geology for nearly two more (1888-1906).
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- Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1841-1906) was an American paleontologist and geologist who wrote extensively on the theological and scientific implications of the theory of evolution. Shaler studied at Harvard under the legendary Louis Agassiz and would go on to become a Harvard fixture in his own right, as lecturer and professor of paleontology for two decades (1869-1888) and as professor of geology for nearly two more (1888-1906). Ten years after Charles Darwin realised the importance of earthworm soil bioturbation to soil formation, Shaler expanded on Darwin's observations by examining other animals, such as ants. In his later career, Shaler served as Harvard's Dean of Sciences and was considered one of the university's most popular teachers. He published scores of long and short treatises in his lifetime, with subjects ranging from topographical surveys to moral philosophy. Early in his professional career Shaler was broadly a creationist and anti-Darwin. This was largely out of deference to the brilliant, but old-fashioned, Agassiz, whose patronage served Shaler well in ascending the Harvard ladder. When his own position at Harvard was secure, Shaler gradually accepted Darwinism in principle, but viewed it through a Neo-Lamarckian lens: basic tenets of natural selection—chance, contingency, opportunism—were rejected for a picture of order, purpose and progress which saw characteristics inherited through the efforts of individual organisms. Shaler also continued to support Agassiz's polygenism, an essentially racist theory, given a genteel, academic gloss. Shaler also served as a Union officer in the U.S. Civil War.
- Nathaniel Southgate Shaler fut un célèbre paléontologue et géologue qui s'intéressa particulièrement aux implications théologiques et scientifiques de la Théorie de l'évolution. Shaler étudia à Harvard sous la direction du légendaire Louis Agassiz. Il y resta d'ailleurs en tant que conférencier puis professeur de paléontologie pendant deux décennies (1869-1888) suivi par deux autres décennies d'enseignement en tant que professeur de géologie (1888-1906). Très tôt dans sa carrière professionnelle, Shaler se positionna en tant que créationniste et anti-darwiniste. Ce fut principalement par déférence au brillant mais conservateur Agazziz dont la bienveillance permit à Shaler une rapide ascension dans la hiérarchie de Harvard. Quand sa propre place fut assurée, Shaler accepta progressivement les principes darwiniens mais au travers de la pensée néo-lamarckienne : La doctrine de la sélection naturelle - hasard, éventualités et opportunisme- fut rejetée pour une vision d'ordre, de but et de progrès dans lesquels les caractéristiques biologiques sont héritées grâce à l'effort individuel de chaque organisme. Shaler soutint également le polygénisme d'Agassiz, une théorie essentiellement raciste, lui donnant ainsi le vernis raffiné et universitaire qui lui manquait. A la fin de sa carrière, Shaler était membre du Harvard's Dean of Sciences et fut l'un des enseignants les plus populaires de l'université. Il publia un nombre incalculable de traités tout au long de sa vie sur des sujet aussi variés que les études topographiques ou la morale. Shaler est aujourd'hui connu comme un universitaire conservateur étant resté à l'écart du courant de l'histoire scientifique, acceptant la théorie de l'évolution d'un côté mais luttant ardemment contre elle de l'autre. Shaler servi également en tant qu'officier de l'Union dans la guerre de sécession.
- Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, foi um célebre paleontólogo e geólogo norte-americano que se interessou particularmente pelas implicações teológicas e científicas da teoria da evolução.
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- Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1841-1906) was an American paleontologist and geologist who wrote extensively on the theological and scientific implications of the theory of evolution. Shaler studied at Harvard under the legendary Louis Agassiz and would go on to become a Harvard fixture in his own right, as lecturer and professor of paleontology for two decades (1869-1888) and as professor of geology for nearly two more (1888-1906).
- Nathaniel Southgate Shaler fut un célèbre paléontologue et géologue qui s'intéressa particulièrement aux implications théologiques et scientifiques de la Théorie de l'évolution. Shaler étudia à Harvard sous la direction du légendaire Louis Agassiz. Il y resta d'ailleurs en tant que conférencier puis professeur de paléontologie pendant deux décennies (1869-1888) suivi par deux autres décennies d'enseignement en tant que professeur de géologie (1888-1906).
- Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, foi um célebre paleontólogo e geólogo norte-americano que se interessou particularmente pelas implicações teológicas e científicas da teoria da evolução.
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