Editing Carolus Linnaeus (section)

=== Legacy and Controversy ===
While Linnaeus’s system transformed biology, some of his categories (e.g., race-based classifications) have been criticized. It is important to recognize that these were '''not ideological assertions''' but '''formal patterns imposed with rigid symbolic logic'''. Like other autistic taxonomists, Linnaeus often '''sacrificed nuance to preserve system integrity'''.

His errors were errors of structure, not prejudice. He believed in system above all else—placing coherence ahead of cultural context. This detachment from social consequence in favor of internal rule is common among '''autistic thinkers with closed systems'''.
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