Darwin And Adaptation

Question 1

Darwinian revolution (before)

Answer 1

• Newtonian- Cartesian mechanical worldview became accepted
• to Darwin’s time “species are unaltered because they’re perfect mechanisms in a system” still stood
• VITALISM: something self- perfecting

Question 2

JEAN-BAPTISTE LAMARCK

Answer 2

(1744-1829)
Naturalist
- all organic matter try to self-perfect and try to adapt
- obtained properties are transmitted (Darwin, Wundt and Freud built on that)

Question 3

Charles Darwin

Answer 3

(1809-1882)
- made natural selection theory mechanical, making it compatible with newton
- world tour he discovered birds of the same species showing different phenotypes
-problematic because humans are not exempt from evolution

Question 4

Herbert Spencer (objective psychology)

Answer 4

(1820-1903)
- founder
- integrated lamarckian theory with psychology
- thought he was the new newton-> based everything off of Lamarck
- psychology should be studied with biological framework.

Question 5

Sir Francis Galton

Answer 5

Darwin’s cousin
- variations of Darwin’s theory wanted to make society better
- eugenics