Lecture: Darwin and Darwinism

Fundamental question: where did I come from?

Theistic explanation: Genesis; starts to lose appeal in era of Enlightenment

Alternatives

Evolution

Evolutionism before Darwin:  Lamarck

Darwin Biography

Voyage of the Beagle:  1831-6; Finches

"Origin of the Species"

Darwinism

    Theory of natural selection

    Gregor Mendel

The politics of evolution

Opponents of Darwinism

Radical perspectives on Darwin

Descent of Darwin: Social Darwinism

    Herbert Spencer

Conclusion: Role of Darwin in Creating the Modern World