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[[File:HumanEmbryogenesis.svg|thumb|400px|The initial stages of [[human embryogenesis]]]] | [[File:HumanEmbryogenesis.svg|thumb|400px|The initial stages of [[human embryogenesis]]]] | ||
The '''recapitulation theory''', also called '''embryological parallelism''' or the basic '''biogenetic law''', was first formulated in 1866 by [[w:Ernst Haeckel| | The '''recapitulation theory''', also called '''embryological parallelism''' or the basic '''biogenetic law''', was first formulated in 1866 by [[w:Ernst Haeckel|Ernst Haeckel]] (1834 - 1919): "Ontogenesis is the short and rapid recapitulation of phylogenesis." or for short "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny", i.e. every [[animal]] or [[human]] [[organism]] repeats the essential features of [[phylogenetic]] [[evolution]] in the course of its individual development. A precursor of this rule is [[Baer's rule]] formulated by [[Karl Ernst von Baer]] in 1828, which he himself called the ''[[law of embryo similarity]]''. | ||
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The recapitulation theory, also called embryological parallelism or the basic biogenetic law, was first formulated in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel (1834 - 1919): "Ontogenesis is the short and rapid recapitulation of phylogenesis." or for short "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny", i.e. every animal or human organism repeats the essential features of phylogenetic evolution in the course of its individual development. A precursor of this rule is Baer's rule formulated by Karl Ernst von Baer in 1828, which he himself called the law of embryo similarity.
Literature
- Erich Blechschmidt: Wie beginnt das menschliche Leben: vom Ei zum Embryo, Christiana Verlag, Stein am Rhein, 6. Aufl., 1989
- L.F.C. Mees: Tiere sind, was Menschen haben, J. Ch. Mellinger Verlag, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 978-3880692237
- Rudolf Steiner: Anthroposophie, Psychosophie, Pneumatosophie, GA 115 (1980), Vierter Vortrag, Berlin, 27. Oktober 1909 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Die Mysterien des Morgenlandes und des Christentums, GA 144 (1985) English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
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