I think that Carolus Linnaeus was very forward-thinking when he developed his classification system, because he did his best to teach it to others (by leading nature walks, etc.), and also because he used very practical concepts as links between organisms (ie the number of stamens). Linnaeus was very clear-cut, which is why his system lasted so long.
Of course as new knowledge comes for - like Darwin's theory of evolution - the system must update and evolve, but overall, classification of anything still depends on the lump-and-split method. In that sense, Linnaeus' system is not flawed, it is just outdated.
Teresa
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