An Analysis of an Ideologue Charles Darwin

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An Analysis of an Ideologue Charles Darwin
Introduction
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was a renowned English naturalist whose work completely revolutionized the study of natural sciences. Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was not only popular during his time but it soon formed the foundation of modern scientific attempts to understand the origin and development of life on earth. Forming part of the reason for his success was his passionate personality concerning science and the nature in general. According to Gutek (1995, p.5), Darwin was a great naturalist whose theory exerted a profound outlook on the European as well as American intellectuals. For example, by questioning the traditional conceptions of human origin, the theory brought about changes in the manner of thinking among many intellectuals. Darwin’s personal accomplishments were shaped by a number of factors chief among them his early interest in nature. From childhood, Charles Darwin collected different things such as beetles and stones and carried out experiments together with his brother inside a garden shed. However, it is his five year voyage aboard HMS Beagle (1831-1836) which provided him with an opportunity to make observations and investigations that culminated in his theory of natural selection (Sulloway, 1982, p.1).
Historical Context There are a number of historical events that significantly shaped Charles Darwin’s era and ultimately his ideologue. For example, although Charles Darwin was initially enrolled to study Medicine as his father preferred the career, he decided to change career and pursue natural history and geology after undergoing traumatic experience of observing a non-anaesthetized surgical operation being carried out on a child. On the other hand,