Evolution

All life seems to pursue two basic things, survival and perpetuation of the species. I assert that all decisions made in life are in some way linked basally to either survival or the continued evolution of the species. Aristotle would say humans are political animals. MacIntyre would say humans are storytelling animals. Noddings would say humans are caring animals. I would say humans are simply animals. Each of the aforementioned noted philosophers used notions present in their respective times,…

The notion of evolution, as described by both Lamarck and Darwin in the 1800’s, had such an impact on intellectual life that it has changed the way we study the human mind today. Darwin’s (1859) theory is still widely accepted as what we know as the theory of natural selection, and provides a structure for examining human behaviour. He saw the future of psychology as “based on a new foundation”, and evolutionary psychology is now still emerging and developing. Darwinian evolution means we can…

Evolution is an issue that has been highly debated ever since the eighteen hundreds when the theory of evolution was proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and then elaborated upon by Charles Darwin in his book Darwin on the Origin of Species. Darwin used a variety of research to elaborate on the theory of Evolution and to provide evidence for the theory. Although some disagree, the theory is true, and there are many types of evidence to support the theory such as Fossils, Similar embryos, and…

Evolutionary Neuroscience An extremely controversial topic within the field of biology is evolution. However, given the plethora of evidence supporting evolution, it is illogical to accept it as anything other than scientific fact. Evolutionary neuroscience is a subfield within evolution for which there exists a great deal of research revealing that evolution is the factual cause of diversity of life on earth. Analysis of population behaviour related to the nervous system, genetic phylogeny, and…

Marx criticized the class system and its progressive oppression of the working class, creating a communist ideology. Darwin introduced the theory of evolution into biological thought to explain species’ development and extinction through time. Although Marx focuses on the social evolution of class antagonism and Darwin writes about biological evolution, Darwin’s work justifies the power of the bourgeoisie that Marx critiques in his writing. However, Marx and Darwin are compatible in their views…

The person that I respect the most out of anyone is my mother, that is why I chose her as my interviewee. Cristina Booza went to Cabrini High School 9th-10th grade and transferred to Melvindale for 11th-12th grade, then she went on to go to HFCC for college. She had coached cheer for a few years at a high school but then came the kids, so she took a little break to take care of me and my siblings. Her daughter (my sister) starting cheering when she was old enough, and then Cristina coached…

Artistotle/Plato (384BC-347BC): Artistotle was a Greek philosopher, born in 384BC died in 347BC. Through his work, the “Scala naturae” also called “the great chain of being”, Artistotle tried to analyze the relationship between all living things. “Scala naturae” is the earliest work of taxonomy in biology, which categorized species on Earth from the simplest to most complex. He also declared that species could not ever change over time. Nicholas Steno (1638-1686): Steno was a Danish scientist.…

world for a long time now. Evolution is one of the most researched topic which gives us an insight of the development of the human race throughout millions of years. In this research paper I will use peer reviewed articles to answer the question about if we are still evolving as humans. I will try to highlight the reasons that I think that humans are still evolving despite the advances in technology, medication, and living conditions. Even though humans think that evolution stopped years ago…

evolutionism create a controversy among experts? Evolutionism versus creationism are one of the most controversial topics in our modern world and because of that, there are several hypotheses about the origin of species, from the theory of evolution by Charles Darwin to the theory of the creator in the holy bible; these hypotheses can be view skeptically since there are a few areas of knowledge and ways of knowing that we can look at. Then, what are evolutionism and creationism?…

children, Jade and London Allen. Stephan was a National Science Foundation grantee. He was also a member of the American Association for the advancement of Science, American Society of Naturalists, Paleontological Society, Society for the study of Evolution, Society of the Systematic Zoology, and Sigma Xi. In 1982, Stephan Gould was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a tumor found in the tissues that line the lungs, stomach, heart, and other organs. He was…