L’OPPOSIZIONE A DARWIN DI JAKOB VON UEXKÜLL

ABSTRACT: JAKOB VON UEXKÜLL’S OPPOSITION TO DARWIN
The Estonian biologist Jakob von Uexküll
is considered an important precursor of
environmental ecology and a forerunner of
zoosemiotics. He was at the centre of
German scientific and philosophical debate
in the early 20th century for his
«theoretical biology» and his theory of
«subjective environments». His positions
were radically opposed to Darwinian
evolutionary theory; however, his
arguments often appear flawed by profound
misunderstandings, interpretative
distortions and confusion between the
positions of Darwin's supporters. Added to
this is the strong prejudice against a
revolutionary worldview regarded as a new
religion.