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Voyage on HMS Beagle
In 1831 the HMS Beagle was about to begin a five-year journey around the world when Charles Darwin to join the journey was asked as a naturalist. During the voyage Darwin wrote extensive notes on his observations of animals and plants on land. Some of these observations were made on a group of islands throughout the Pacific Ocean called the Galapagos Islands. He noticed the many similarities of finches between the islands versus the mainland of South America. However, upon further ob -
Galápagos Finches Paper
During Charles Darwin's time on the Galapagos Islands he had collected different finch specimens which would end up playing a significant role in his future work. In January 1837, few months after the voyage of HMS BeagleDarwin presented his findings from the Galapagos Islands to the Zoological Society of London. To Darwin's knowledge the specimens that were collected were from three different birds. However, it was determined the specimens consisted of 12 species of finches instead. -
Publication of "On the Origin of Species"
On November 24, 1859 Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species which would become to be known as one of the most influential academic books ever written. Darwin began to lay out the groundwork for his theory of evolution by natural selection, which was ultimately introduced in On the Origin of Species, shortly after the HMS Beagle voyage ended. \ -
Charles Darwin's Contribution to Philosophy of Science
Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution through natural selection has had a profound influence on many areas of study. The theory of evolution has had an impact on philosophy of science in a way that philosophers have questioned their ideas of science vs non-science and how someone can determine whether a theory is scientific or not. Darwin's contribution to these ideological views paved the wa