The justification for science has always been progressing humanity to greater understanding of the unknown. Probably one of the largest most influential idea in the mid to late nineteenth century was Darwin’s theory of natural selection which was an enlightening idea at the time. As the nineteenth century came to a close Darwin’s research would be justified and morphed into many different themes of racial and ethic thinking which would influence eugenics scholars across Europe and around the world. Therefore, it should be noted that the works of Darwin and racially minded scholars were a major influence of on Hitler’s racial ideology. This ideology of survival of the fittest and evolution would be the backbone for the explanation of the …show more content…
This idea of natural selection stems back a good half century from Darwin’s research on the explanation of natural selection. He looked at the biological influences of why and how certain traits helped certain creatures survive. This is when the ploy of “Survival of the Fittest” and “Natural Selection” began to come into prominence. Darwin, exclaimed that creatures in an ever battle for survival must adapt to the surroundings or thus become obsolete. An early example of this was his diagram of the four birds which had a variety of different beaks ranging from small and thin, to large and dominating. His theory was that the birds with the larger beaks used them to crack open larger nuts and thus adapt to the region. Therefore, the birds who could not adapt to the change could not open up the nuts and would eventually die out. This is also applicable in Darwin’s “Origin of Species” in which he explains the neck of a giraffe being developed. If the neck was not as long as it is the animal wouldn't be able to survive. Thus, Darwin in his early studies believed in the theory of natural selection in which only the strong and applicable would