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The Life of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin early life consisted of him roaming around the property his family owns and collecting fragments which he studied. Early on his life he knew he wanted to be a scientist his father was in the medical field which Darwin was witness to, sat in on a couple procedures but never found interest. Not until on the wat to school would he stop and examine beetles. Darwin first case of diving into the world of science and what it has to offer. -
Life as a Scholar
Charles Darwin attended the prestigious school of Cambridge in 1828 where he would go to get his B.A, although he went to this school Darwin stated how much of a waste of time the school was for him. Darwin did not enjoy the basis of school but enjoyed the hands-on approach influenced by his good friends Prof. Henslow. Darwin would find himself out in the field collecting samples of beetles now as a reader we can see the pieces falling together of Charles Darwin the scientist -
The young Geologist
Darwin Barley out of college and he is making remarkable discoveries in the field of geology the Prof. Henslow introduced Darwin into. This is where Darwin first taste in a science come from Darwin studied maps and a little investigation from a farmer led him to come across a sight that if proven true would overthrow all that was known from geology. Darwin already starting trouble in the world of science by testing the many theories introduced at the time. -
Darwin Influences
Darwin's early life in school he felt the time was wasted. The countless hours not outside exploring and stuck in a class learning math was not what Darwin had in mind. The book that paved the road for Darwin through science is The Study of Natural Philosophy by Sir J. Herschel. HIs friend in Cambridge Prof. Henslow introduced him into geology where Darwin would go investigate maps and understand the basis of geology getting a deeper meaning about the Earth. -
HMS Beagle
The famous voyage Charles Darwin went to the Galapagos studied creatures separated by a vast ocean and how that influenced their upbringings as well as how these animals changed. Darwin accounted how animals adapted to their surroundings and developed adaptations to make them successful for whatever niche they needed to fit. Darwin's theory of Natural Selection by evolution grouped not only animals together of an ancestor but humans as well and up until this point beloved humans were separate. -
The Philosopher
Charles Darwin we all know went on a voyage and extensively created the theory of natural selection by evolution this turned the field of biology upside and many people argued for and against this but what this theory led to be an effect on the philosophy of science, religion and social philosophy. Darwinism also an influence on today's philosophy with the refuting of God that people believe Darwin was doing all long but in fact many philosophers in the realm of religion support both ideas -
Importance of Science
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