Natural philosophy

Charles Darwin: The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection Charles Darwin is known for his contribution to the theory of evolution. But before he was a naturalist, he was just a Charles Darwin, one of the six siblings. He was born on 12th of February 1809 in Shrewsbury, Shropsire, England (Myint, 2016). Darwin came from a rich family and he wanted to be the same as his father and grandfather. And because of that, he secured a place at Edinburgh University to practice medicine. However, Darwin…

defined the study of biology and all other subsets of that science. Indeed, the concepts such as natural selection and evolution have been embraced by much of the Western thought. But when these ideas where first announced in 1858, rivalry did as well. The next year “On the Origin of Species” was exceedingly controversial and hated by the majority of the educated world. Christianity was the religion, philosophy, and the “science” of the day; as it had been for almost thousands of years.…

English philosopher John Locke may be the most prominent philosopher after Plato. His philosophies are exceptional and he justified many documents and ideas. John Locke began his philosophical influence when An Essay Concerning Human Understanding was published in 1690. Locke’s emphasis on the mind as a blank slate, tabula rasa, and on the centrality of liberty were large contributions to the Enlightenment and are the biggest influence that he left on our world today. Locke’s ideas and writings…

At a superficial level, Laozi and Mozi seem to be at odds with one another on nearly all levels. Mozi’s philosophy is backed up with reasoning and a prevailing idea of rational thought in order to create order. Seemingly contradictory is Laozi’s claim that order is created through a spiritual law produced by an entity he calls “Dao” or the Way. At a glance Laozi’s philosophy seems far too mystical to have similarities with Mozi, but they actually have far more in common when it comes to how they…

Modern criminal justice concepts and practices originate from four main groups, natural law, legal positivism, legal realism, and the sociological perspective; in which each group either is distinctively different or shows some traits of other theories but, each can be exemplified to show their uniqueness. Natural law believes that morality has a place in law; while conversely the legal positivist perspective will argue that empirical evidence and practices should be the only method used when…

multiple issues with scientism and he gives a strong argument to why scientism cannot replace literature, art, philosophy and ethics. First, he explains how scientism is appealing by describing reductionism. “Reductionism is a basic and very successful approach common to the physical and biological science, articulated by Rene Descartes (1596-1650) in his Meditations on First Philosophy” (280). What Pigliucci is trying to say that reductionism analysis something that is complex, like an idea,…

wildlands, and natural resources. However, conservation then and now has been, mostly, for humans. In fact, the conservation movement was created when cities in America became overcrowded after mass industrialization. Conservation was not originally for the benefit of the ecosystems, and the precious natural resources we had, but an anthropocentric conservation movement that was a…

enough anomalies proved the current philosophy, paradigm or science are wrong, the professionals will bring a new state of crisis pushing the society change the current paradigm and a new idea to form a new paradigm. Paradigm shifts tend to be dynamic, which will change during time when different theory or tendency are…

scientists to create their own theories about the natural world. These women scientists carried out their own experiments; in addition to that they even published their results. Women in the Scientific Revolutionary era had very little proper training in the sciences, all the reading and studying was done on their own. As seen throughout time, these particular women were shamed, because it wasn’t a norm. We see a diverse fascination with natural sciences in Europe and America. These…

hypothesis of evolution by natural selection, initially formulated in Darwin 's book "On the Origin of Species" in 1859, is the process by which organisms change over time as an aftereffect of changes in heritable physical or behavioral characteristics. His voyages on H.M.S Beagle as a naturalist amazed him about the inhabitants of the species. Darwin uses various sciences to explain natural selection. Darwin used anthropology as a framework to understand human origins and how natural selection…