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Oken, Lorenz (1779–1851)

DOI
10.4324/9780415249126-DC058-1
DOI: 10.4324/9780415249126-DC058-1
Version: v1,  Published online: 1998
Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/oken-lorenz-1779-1851/v-1

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In the early nineteenth century, Oken was one of several German scientists who developed views about the metaphysical presuppositions of science, promoted by Kant and especially by Schelling in order to forge links between their scientific investigations and the prevailing Romantic style of thought. Oken’s particular concern was with biology, where he introduced bold taxonomic principles drawing on analogies with mathematical polarities and with our sensory and emotional capacities.

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Gower, Barry. Oken, Lorenz (1779–1851), 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-DC058-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/oken-lorenz-1779-1851/v-1.
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