It is very frequent to hear people perpetuate details of a concern matter they are not pretty conversant to. For a long time, the misconception that human beings advanced from monkeys originated from an article that was written out of the mere misinterpretation of what Darwinism is by one Herbert Spencer (Benersky 17).
Evolution: Charles Darwin's Contribution
Apparently, a realm of obscurity revolves round the evolution story mainly because a few have taken the time to in my opinion seek the undiluted truth. Charles Darwin's ‘On the Origin of Species using Natural Selection of the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life' shares his ideas concerning natural decision and struggle for existence in his book in a well-reasoned and energetic manner that displays a deep conviction in his work.
Darwin's Work on Evolution
Charles Darwin compiled his work in 1844 in Kent England and followed to publish it in 1859. Frequently, the title of the work by Charles Darwin is shortened to ‘The Origin of Species' at this moment truncating other pieces of the text yet the edited version bares a full description of the writer's main arguments which are hereditary variation and natural selection. It is not a surprise that the author took two decades to release his work into the hands of the public. Indeed, the subject matter he dealt with was of a controversial nature that was bound to wreak havoc in the religious segment and scientific faculties. This explains why Darwin used a combination of writing styles to present the controversy to the readers of his work. Primarily, he uses an expository writing style to present his ideas but additionally backs it up with descriptive style to explain his findings.
The Impact of Darwin's Book
Charles Darwin published the book at a time when scientific advancements had not made the significant progress that we witness today. In fact, his work greatly rewrote the historical books upon its presentation due to its controversial intricacies. It was mainly considered an epic battle between religion and science due to the ‘adulteration' his work had brought to the Creation Story. In fact, the English Anglican Church questioned the logic behind involving their students in biology classes if science was going to be the bane of their faith (n.a. 62). Politically, Europe had just diplomatically placated the Napoleon War back in 1815, and the world was recuperating and expanding from the war that had ended.
Themes in Darwin's Work
By the expository and descriptive style used by the author to present his work, he clearly does not deviate from the movement. The techniques used to bring out the themes of the writer in a very systematic way that easily comprehendible. Charles Darwin's ideas were focused on portraying nature as the causative agent that influenced variation, adaptation, and selection (Hey 38). Again, the bigger part of his thematic ideology was to demonstrate that human being is irrefutably a part of the evolutionary process because they too are animals whose growth and development can be spurred or impeded by factors like food, water, and territory. This is clearly depicted when he writes that “it may be said that natural selection is daily and hourly scrutinizing, throughout the world, every variation, even the slightest; rejecting that which is bad, preserving and adding up all that is good; silently and insensibly working, whenever and wherever opportunity offers, at the improvement of each organic being in relation to its organic and inorganic conditions of life” (Benersky 73). Evidently, Darwin was a composed philosopher who outlined his line of thought smoothly despite the precariousness of the issues he discussed.
Darwin's Research and Impact
Undoubtedly, Charles Darwin was a critical thinker who did not settle for things at face value. He took a journey around the world to investigate and gather empirical data on his line of thought. Albeit his presentation is made from inductive reasoning, all of his thought are fundamentally premised on objective facts and figures from his many types of research (James 29). The author was trying to showcase a different set of assumptions to explain phenomena which the human race had not completely fathomed. Emphatically, he made his presentation deeper and more convincing than the theory of Creation because all his ideas were quantifiable and could be tested, measured, and calculated. The evolution theory cast a lot of individuals worldwide into a psychological state of cognitive dissonance because Darwin presented information that was diametrically the opposite of what had been inculcated in the minds of many since childhood. Despite the confusion, his work gradually gained acceptance especially in the world of scientists.
Conclusion
In summary, The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin is a literary work that displays the author's creativity, informative nature, and his desire to transcend normalcy. The timely works presentation which in itself is a calculated move shows the severity of the matter that was to be presented to the world. Darwin's intrepidity that pushed him to share the ‘good news' he had discovered further asserts the confidence he had in his work. Without a doubt, he died a peaceful man in 1882 having won three awards for his outstanding works and significantly changing the world forever.
Works Cited
The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man: With Remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation. Cambridge University Press, 2011. Hey, Jody. Genes, Categories, and Species: The Evolutionary and Cognitive Causes of the Species Problem. Oxford UP, 2001. Benersky, Eli. 'The Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin. 24 January 2008. Web. 26 March 2017. James, Costa. The Annotated Origin: A Facsimile of the First Edition of On the Origin of Species. Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2009.
