Aristotle vs. Darwin
Date Submitted: 09/03/2004 19:57:16
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 9 pages (2357 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 9 pages (2357 words)
The need to understand organisms has been a much sought goal of science since its birth as biology. History shows Aristotle and Charles Darwin as two of the most powerful biologists of all time. Aristotle's teleological method was supported widely for over 2,000 years. One scientist remarks that the Aristotelian teleology 'has been the ghost, the unexplained mystery which has haunted biology through its whole history' (Ayala, 10). If Aristotle's approach has frightened biology, then Darwin, who …
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