doi:10.1515/9783110854893.101Alexandre Métraux
Victordel'AveyronandtheRelativist-EssentialistControversybyAlexandreMétraux1. IntroductionThefirstdecadeofnineteenth-centuryscienceinFrancerevealsitselfto bea rewardingfieldofinvestigationforthehistorianofscienceinter-estedin theemergenceofevolutionarytheories.Indeed,in1809,LamarckpublishedhisPhilosophiezoologique,whichoffer...
Case Studies as Narratives: Reflections Prompted by the Case of Victor, the Wild Child of Aveyron:doi:10.1177/1056492617715522Yiannis GabrielSage Publications
Reexamination of the case of Victor of Aveyron in light of recent cases of speechlessness or speech deprivation shows that linguistic acquisition is adversely affected by poor nutrition, absence of sensory stimulation, and lack of contact with any social environment. Children experiencing varying ...