Charles Darwin in history

LoriLee Davis

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            Charles Darwin was a very famous man. According to Dennis O'Neil, Darwin came up with many different theory's. Some of these are, "adaptive radiation" and "natural selection." Darwin was also famous for his book. "On the Origin of the Species."

            O'Neil explains that Darwin's idea of "adaptive radiation" was the theory that during evolution, those of the same species will evolve into different versions depending on their environment. Darwin also helped to create the idea of natural selection.  Essentially, this is the idea of that only the strongest of the species survive.

            O'Neil also says that Darwin was also famous for his work called "On the Origin of the Species."  This book angered many Christians because it suggested that human beings evolved instead of being made by God. Some scientists accepted his theory after they looked at bones of prehistoric people. They found that the bones looked different that what the human skeleton currently looked like. This convinced many scientist to accept Darwin's theory.

            According to Gillaspy, Darwin also wrote "The Descent of Man" and "Emotions in Animals and Humans." "The Descent of Man" deals with how humans supposed evolved.  In Emotions in Animals and Humans," the theory's it provides create the functionalism approach. This is used in psychology. Darwin also proposed the idea that's animals adapted to their environment.

            Today,  the work of Darwin is still debated. Personally, I have seen how quickly his work has been dismissed by the religious community. The idea of evolution goes against the teachings of the Christian Church. Other people point out other flaws in his theory's. But regardless of this, his work is still greatly looked at and has been used in the advancement of sciences, education, and psychology. When I was in high school, some of Darwin's theory's are taught to use. However, his  theory's has  yet to fully be proved.

            In conclusion, Darwin helped to created new ideas in evolution such as "adaptive radiation" and "natural selection." He also wrote several books;"On the Origin of the Species," "The Descent of Man," and "Emotions in Animals and Humans." These books helped in the spread of his evolution theory. He helped to create the functionalism approach. Today, his work is used in many fields and is taught as a theory in many schools.

                           

Works Cited

Gillaspy, J. Art. "The Influence of Charles Darwin on Psychology." University of Central Arkansas. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. <http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:i1Qg9EWguDgJ:www.uca.edu/psychology/documents/Gillaspy/9-Darwin_and_Psychology.pptx+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us>.

O'Neil, Dennis. "Darwin and Natural Selection." Palomar College, 9 Feb. 2012. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. <http://anthro.palomar.edu/evolve/evolve_2.htm>.