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  2. www.britannica.com › story › what-darwin-got-rightWhat Darwin Got Right (and Wrong) About Evolution | Britannica

    Although Darwin’s theory of natural selection was basically correct, in the late 1860s he proposed a theory that was very wrong. That theory—”pangenesis”—was an attempt to explain variation among individuals in a species.

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  3. plato.stanford.edu › entries › origin-descentDarwin: From the Origin of Species to the Descent of Man

    Jun 17, 2019 · In its historical origins, Darwin’s theory was different in kind from its main predecessors in important ways (Ruse 2013b; Sloan 2009a; see also the entry on evolutionary thought before Darwin).

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DarwinismDarwinism - Wikipedia

    Though the term usually refers strictly to biological evolution, creationists have appropriated it to refer to the origin of life or to cosmic evolution, that are distinct to biological evolution, [3] and therefore consider it to be the belief and acceptance of Darwin's and of his predecessors' work, in place of other concepts, including divine ...

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  6. www.britannica.com › summary › Charles-DarwinCharles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection

    Though Darwin’s ideas were modified by later developments in genetics and molecular biology, his work remains central to modern evolutionary theory. His many other important works included Variation in Animals and Plants Under Domestication (1868) and The Descent of Man…

  7. www.dbu.edu › _documents › predecessorstodarwinPredecessors to Darwin’s Origin of Species

    Predecessors to Darwin’s Origin of Species. 1. Great Chain of Being (Classical and Medieval)—Establishes a belief in an orderly, organized creation that is hierarchical and graduated in design 2. Progress (Enlightenment)—Holds to a gradually improving state for humanity.

  8. plato.stanford.edu › entries › darwinismDarwinism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Aug 13, 2004 · This entry first formulates ‘Darwin’s Darwinism’ in terms of six philosophically distinctive themes: (i) probability and chance, (ii) the nature, power and scope of selection, (iii) adaptation and teleology, (iv) the interpretation of the concept of ‘species’, (v) the tempo and mode of evolutionary change, and (vi) the role of altruism and group...

  9. www.verywellmind.com › charles-darwin-biographyCharles Darwin: Biography, Theories, Contributions

    Jul 10, 2023 · Charles Darwin is most famous for his theory of evolution by means of natural selection. Learn more about his life, his theory, and his enormous impact on science.