Regarded as the most prominent theorists of the 19th century, Charles Darwin is famous for his postulations on the evolution theory. Darwin identified natural selection and genetic mutation as the key mechanisms for the development of species. Through his theory, Darwin introduced the aspect of competitive struggle in nature bringing out the naturalist perspective in life. Evidently, the postulations of Charles Darwin became influential far beyond the contexts of zoology and biology. Darwin asserted that biological affect all living organisms. From these biological laws, living organisms are always struggling for survival. At the same time as each organism strives to assert its power in a certain field, each organism is bestowed upon with particular mental and physical abilities that confer the organisms with more advantages and not to others. As a result, traits are selected for; inherited, reproduced new species are born while other species are eliminated at the same time.
Evidently, Darwinism can be viewed from two perspectives. First, Darwinism can be depicted as an entity emanating from variation and diversification of organisms due to acquired characteristics. Secondly, Darwinism can be viewed as a social science that entails struggle for survival, in all spheres of life. These two perspectives clearly elucidate the manner in which Darwinism is deeply rooted in the European culture. The concept of the struggle for survival is clearly evident through the
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“The belief that a nation’s imperial holdings were an indication of a nation’s strength and racial superiority fueled a quest for empires” (186). This assertion elucidates some of the key reason behind the continued colonization even in the contemporary epoch. In a way, the European culture celebrates possessive individualism postulating that it is a form of progressive