A century and a half ago, a man by the name of Charles Darwin went on a journey around the world. This trip sparked an idea that would permanently alter the future of biology, and in conjunction with a certain Alfred Wallace, led to the publication of one of the most controversial and earth-shaking ...

Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, revolutionized biology with histheory of evolution through the process of natural selection. Herbert Spencerwas the major philosopher of biological and social evolution. Spencer's worksignificantly influenced 19th century developments in biology, psychology,so...

Many things have been said about life, and many explanations have been made to try and explain this \"life\" and how it came into existence. About 150 years ago a man by the name of Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution in an attempt to explain the world from a scientific perspective. Cha...

In the middle of this century, bot biological and cultural anthropology experiences a major change in theory. In biological anthropology, biological anthropologists adopted an approach which focused on the gene. They saw the human evolution as the process of genetic adaptation to the environ...

Charles Darwin Charles Darwin was the first evolutionary biologist, and was the first person to start studying the evolution theory. His views were never accepted during his life and were often attacked at times. But Darwin wasn't one to stand down he defended his views no matter who was...

There are many different philosophies towards life. All these philosophies are based on the opposition of mythos and logos. The factor that changes most philosophies is the correct definition of the two terms. Philosophers have been trying to explain the difference between mythos and logos for ce...

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the debate over evolution versus intelligent design appears to be how two individuals can consider the exact same evidence – a beautiful sunset, for example, or a baby's laugh -- to arrive a diametrically opposite conclusions concerning how the worl...

INTELLIGENT DESIGN: A VALID THEORY? The term natural selection was discovered by Charles Darwin in his search for the way in which life and is processes evolved. The result of his studies has caused much debate throughout science. The concept created by Darwin is the theory of evolution, ...

The Terrifying Normalcy of AIDS In Stephen Jay Gould essay the "The Terrifying Normalcy of AIDS" informs the reader about a deadly disease killing humankind. We the humans are at a time where we should not ignore AIDS. AIDS is at threat to humans today. So far there is no cure to this dea...

Considered one of the most significant, influential, and controversial publications in history, this book, I felt would be interesting to read and learn from. Although his content in this particular book is the subject of much controversy, Darwin's proffesional contributions and accomplishments wil...

In the late 19th Century a term called Social Darwinism was established to describe the idea that humans, like plants and animals, compete in a struggle for existence. Social Darwinists base their beliefs on theories of evolution developed by British scientist and naturalist Charles Darwin. Darwin...

On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, is a scientific abstract about revolutionary ideas on evolution and the diversity of species from the evolutionary process. This book was originally a personal journal while Darwin was touring onboard the ship H.M.S. Beagle as the naturalist. The ship s...

(A letter from me to crystalfalcon who is a pagan with a scientific mindset. I know witnessing is't about winning arguements. But I consider evolution to be an insult to every human that was ever brout up into exhistance. Me and crystalfalcon have had an on-going dialogue for two weeks now. The whol...

Evolution, as stated in the text, is a change in the genetic structure of a species. For thousands of years during pre-scientific times the theory of evolution was non-existent. The understanding of the universe was based solely on the interpretation of supernatural concepts; God created Earth and m...

Before November 24, 1859, many people simply believed that species were created byGod in their present forms, or that it was possible for organic matter to be spawned frominorganic matter. However, Charles Darwin used these ideas to create his thesis, On theOrigin of Species by Means of Natural Sel...