Charles Darwin is one of the founding fathers of psychology. Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England on February 12th, 1809 and died on April 19th 1882 ("Wikipedia"). Darwin's was the grandson of Erasmus Darwin who was an intellectual figure in the history of science. His father was a well respected, successful physician. Charles Darwin comes from a line of intellectual men and was expected to do great things. Darwin attended Shrewsbury school, then continued his studies at Edinburgh University where he studied medicine and then later studied theology at Cambridge University. Charles Darwin did not excel in school, the way his family expected him to, however at Cambridge University he became an advocate for natural history ("Encyclopedia of Psychology"). Darwin has made much significant contribution in the field of Psychology. In this paper I will provide information about Darwin's life and his contributions to the field of psychology.
Darwin came from a family of men who made significant contributions to the world. His father was a prominent physician, his grandfather a respected scientist and his cousin Galton who is also a recognizable name in science. There was great expectation for Charles Darwin, and he lived up to those expectations. Darwin changed the world with his research and his work in evolution. Toward the end of his life he published three books which explored the psyche of humans and how it related to evolution. Although these books were not widely accepted at the time and is still not widely accepted today, they changed the world in many ways.
Theory of Evolution
Although Darwin is credited with the theory of evolution, it was his grandfather Erasmus Darwin who coined the term evolution and believed in this idea. Charles Darwin had the support of his father in his work and he continued to follow through on his grandfather's theory of evolution. In 1859 Darwin published is most famous book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection in 1859 (Schultz & Schultz, 192). Darwin believed that the human mind evolves with education, experience and other environmental factors that humans are exposed to. Many scientists believed that although Darwin made many contributions to science and the field of psychology. His most significant...
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