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10 Views on religion

See Charles Darwin's views on religion.

11 Social Darwinism

A version of natural selection was also applied to human society (politics, economics, etc.). The most famous of these doctrines is Social Darwinism, a term that first appeared about 1900, where the rule of the strong is justified by claims that it merely reproduces in society Nature's rule that the fittest survive. It is commonly stated that Darwin never advocated such a philosophy. In his journals, he did evince great sympathy for enslaved or oppressed people and looked forward to a day when his Victorian concept of knowledge and enlightenment would bring civilization to all men.

12 Legacy

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution based upon natural selection changed the thinking of countless fields of study from biology to anthropology. His work was extremely controversial by the time he published it and many during his time didn't take it seriously. Darwin's theory of evolution was a significant blow to creationism and notions of intelligent design prevalant among 19th century Europe.

In his homeland Darwin appears on the Bank of England's ten-pound note. In Australia's Northern Territory there is a city, a university and a national park named for Darwin's 1839 visit there.

13 References

Works of Charles Darwin:

• 1839 - The Voyage of the Beagle
• 1858 - On the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection
• 1859 - On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
• 1871 - The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
• Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals
• Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I
• Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II
• More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume I
• More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II
• Formation of vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms
• Geological Observations of South America
• Geological Observations of Volcanic Islands
• Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants
• Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs
• Variation of Plants and Animals Under Domestication (PDF Format)
• Autobiography of Charles Darwin
• The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication V1
• The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication V2
• The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
• The Effects of Cross and Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
• The Power of Movement in Plants
• Insectivorous Plants
• Observations Geologiques sur les Iles Volcaniques (French)
• The Darwin Deathbed Conversion Question

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