Origin myth

Gould and Lewontin argue that the adaptationist programme is a narrow view of evolution and should be expanded to incorporate other explanations. They claim that one of the key adaptationist arguments is “if one adaptive program fails, try another” (Gould & Lewontin 586). In this way, evolutionary biology focuses exclusively on researching and publishing material on adaptation. They propose that scientists should instead explore other avenues of discovery that may lead to alternative…

Oliver’s temporary mistress, Mrs. Sowerberry, relied on the parochial beadle, Mr. Bumble, for guidance on how to control Oliver’s behavior, as he lashed out when Noah made disrespectful comments concerning Oliver’s dead mother. Mr. Bumble then concludes that this behavior was provoked by his diet. “…‘If you had kept the boy on gruel ma’am, this never would have happened.’ ‘Dear, dear!’ ejaculated Mrs. Sowerberry, piously raising her eyes to the kitchen ceiling; ‘this comes of being liberal!’ The…

Born Mme Helena Blavatsky, a religious mystic, played a huge part in reinstating the dogmas of theosophy into the art world. Isis Unveiled was written during a time of significant change around the globe. In 1859 Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species”, which outlined his theory of natural selection, whilst Nietszche took the opinion that God doesn’t exist at all. These revelations, coupled with the industrial revolution and breakthroughs in science and technology, led to…

6th BIOLOGICAL CRISIS WHICH MAN IS THE CAUSE ABSTRACT This article will discuss the biological crises the Earth faced since the creation of the living organisms. Then, this article will argue the reasons why human beings generated a 6th biological crisis. Finally, this article will explain what the elements of this 6th biological crisis are. KEYWORDS Biological crisis, Extinction of species, environmental ecosystems, massive extinction, ecological niches, Industrial Era, greenhouses gases,…

Poetry and thought are often interpreted as too lofty for the realm of politics, a realm dominated power (Berlin: 2004). Yet memory, as elaborated by poets should always be an exercise in education. The value of narrative, writing, and poetry is high. For ‘the very fact that so great of an enterprise as the Trojan War could have been forgotten without a poet to immortalize it several hundred years later offered only too good an example of what could happen to human greatness if it had nothing…

and didn’t return until 10 years; while he was gone; he had discovered a new cure for domestic animals and called it Darwinism (the life of Charles Darwin 84). The popular conception that Darwinism is simply the theory of evolution applied to the origin of man is…

evolved overtime. In the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin explains how he believes species came to be through the theory of natural selection. Darwin draws on anthropology, demography, and political economy in his theory by utilizing them to support how natural selection has caused species to evolve and adapt in order to survive and become what they are today. Darwin employs anthropology to demonstrate how species have changed overtime. In the first chapter of Darwin’s Origin of Species he…

Many young medical professionals were attracted to the possibility to study the mind beyond only introspection, but despite the popularity phrenology received, there were always critics refuting its scientific merit. The rise and legitimization of phrenology coincided with the previously described Victorian attempt to standardize requirements for an acceptable scientific theory, but its fall around the 1840’s was not a surprise. Even among phronological circles there was a lot of disagreement;…

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) is regarded as one of the most influential minds in the field of Sociology. Having coined the phrase “survival of the fittest”, he was also the first to explore “Evolution” which later lead to the concept of “Social Darwinism”. It can be argued that there are aspects which indicates Spencer’s theory is not fully or relatively relatable to the Caribbean and the institutions which exists, the supporting evidence behind this notion can be drawn to the power relations,…

In Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, Darwin identifies two different methods of adaptation that take place amongst organic species: natural and artificial selection. Instinctually, one may declare something as “natural” when it has not been tampered by direct human interference, and “artificial” when human intervention has changed the physical condition of that original characteristic. When comparing the two, many tend to favor the ease of efficiency that artificial selection has to…