The Darwinian revolution

By Ó. M. Chaves. 2010

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ABSTRACT The scientific revolution probably began at 16 th century with the heliocentric theory of the eminent astronomerNicolaus Copernicus, but it was culminated with the masterful discoveries of Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton at17 th century who revealed that planet movements around the sun and other similar phenomena can be explained bysimple mechanical laws of physics and astronomy. However, the origin, complexity and configuration of livingbeings remained in the mystery until 19 th century, with the publication of “On the origin of species”. In this essay Idiscuss the importance of the Darwinian scientific revolution, its beginnings, and the main objections of creationiststo his evolutionary ideas. Darwin demonstrated that the origin and complexity of living beings can be explained bynatural processes, without the intervention of a supernatural being. However, the beginnings of the Darwinianrevolution were particularly difficult and 128 years after his death, the controversy between evolutionists andcreationists still persists.

Subfields: Cultural Studies, History and Philosophy of Science, Sociology and Political Science

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