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Charles Darwin And Imperialism


England went through dramatic changes in the 19th century. English
culture, socio-economic structure and politics where largely influenced by the
principles of science. Many social expressions occurred due to these changes.
Transformations which categorized this time period could be observed in social
institutions; for instance: the switch from popular Evangelicalism to atheism,
emergence of feminism and the creation of new political ideologies (Liberalism,
Conservatism and Radicalism). These are just a few of the changes that took
place. All of this social alteration can be attributed to the importance of
science. The English people began to trust more in empiricism and logical
thought than in faith and glory of the empire . One who contributed greatly to
this transformation was Charles Darwin. In his two most famous works, The
Origin of Species and The Decent of Man, Darwin introduces the concept of "the
survival of the fittest" and......

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