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1. Mechanistic Biology

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   The roots of mechanistic biology trace back to ancient Greek atomism, but its formal emergence in modern science is typically associated with the Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution. Key figures in early modern thought, such as René Descartes, promoted the view of animals (and initially, humans) as complex automata, describable through mechanics.
   The transition from speculative mechanism to experimental science occurred significantly in the 19th century. The synthesis of urea by [Friedrich Wöhler](/entries/fried…