Uchii, Soshichi (2009) The Evolution of Darwin's Evolutionary Thinking. [Preprint]

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(1) Darwin inherited Lyell’s methodology and applied it to the animate beings. This led him, eventually, to the principle of natural selection. This principle enabled him to expel God from biology. (2) Darwin diverged from Lyell on Man and Morality, presumably because of his experience in Tierra del Fuego. This led him to the thesis of continuity of man and animals, and he noticed the function of morality. (3) The process of Darwin’s theory construction may be likened to gradual evolution. Each element of his theory, by itself, is not revolutionary. But taken together and combined, these elements produced a revolutionary change.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Uchii, Soshichi
Keywords:	Darwin, Lyell, natural selection, origin of morality, geology
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory
Depositing User:	Dr. Soshichi Uchii
Date Deposited:	17 May 2009
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:17
Item ID:	4625
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory
Date:	May 2009
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4625

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