Charles Darwin's Theory Of Natural Selection

A great thinker is referred to as someone of great influence. Whose ideas change not only the lifestyle of that time and place, but also in the future as the theory will be used continuously. Naturalist and theologist, Charles Darwin (1809-1882), was one of such character. His ideas of natural selection has originated nearly two centuries ago, yet, continues to be used in all circumstances. Darwin’s theory of Survival of the Fittest is taught in nearly all subjects; humanities, science, psychology, business, etc. along with other concepts such as Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection. Charles Darwin is a great thinker because his idea has revolutionized the way we perceive not only evolution but also competition. Nearly two centuries later,

According to a biography written by Adrian J Desmond on Britannica’s website, Darwin’s father had him study theology and medicine at Edinburgh University at age 16. During his time at Edinburg, he had heard that “freethinkers deny the divine design of human facial anatomy and argue that animals shared all human mental faculties” (Desmond). Because of these theories, the idea of the brain being a material was censored. This allowed Darwin to experience social penalties of holding such views. After some time, he worked with Robert Edmond Grant, an evolutionist and disciple of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. They worked together to unlock questions regarding life to zoology such as the idea of animals sharing human physical and mental characteristics. Later realizing that medicine and anatomy was not fit for himself, Darwin was later put into a Christ’s College, Cambridge College, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in

Darwin also introduced the Theory of Evolution. As learned in biology and previous classes, evolution is about offspring developing to their current environment. Most would refer to a picture in which a chimpanzee is developed into a human being throughout a series of stages. It shows just how similar humans’ anatomy and mental thoughts are to animals claiming that, predominantly, great apes are human ancestors. Charles Darwin had reversed the social penalties freethinkers created at the time and instead created a theory that changed biology forever. According to London’s Science Museum, humans’ and great apes’, including chimpanzees and gorillas, genetic material are nearly 98% similar to each other (“What Are Our Closest Animal Relatives”). This made it easier for scientists, psychologists, and other professionals to conduct studies related to understanding humans’ biology and other traits such as tolerance and basic human needs. For example, psychologist Harry Harlow was able to conduct a study on attachment in which a baby ape was raised by artificial mothers, a wired mother with food and a soft mother with no food. In the study, the baby would rely on the soft mother more on the wired which showed that we seek comfort over our basic needs. It helped us understand that nurturing children, and all people, with gently care