Darwin Objectivity
Because of scientists like Darwin the 17th century was an era full of new discovery. Their way of thought and scientific method changed. Mainly they started using more empirical data, objectivity, and rationality because of Darwin. Other scientist, like Jean-Baptiste Lamark and Charles Lyell, followed in his footsteps. The best way to explain what empirical is, is to say that it is the collection of data and unbiased observations of that same data. Empirical data is in the rawest format and isn’t influenced by personal opinions or other presuppositions. This leads into objectivity as well. It is impossible for scientists to come to conclusions unbiasedly. Therefore, the use of objectivity is fundamentally the morality of science. It is what
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He spent his entire life collecting specimen from around the world. He also really loved to categorize things. It was this love for collecting and comparing species that led to his future discoveries. He took a particular interest in the differences between the mainland birds and Galapagos island birds, “He noticed that of the birds on the Galapagos, most of the landed birds (short fliers like finches) were entirely unique to the islands. Other birds, like seagulls, could fly back and forth between the islands and the mainland” (A Gentle Revolution, pg. 3). It was because Darwin had such an immense collection of specimen that he was able to compare the mainland finches to the finches of the Galapagos. Without that he would most likely never have been able to come up with his theories. By the end of his lifespan he had 20 years’ worth of data. Therefore, he was able to publish a sound theory compared to other scientists at the time, “While Wallace had only recently come to his idea and had very little support for it, Darwin raced to his pen and paper and wrote On the Origin of Species practically from memory…he drew upon extensive taxonomical and geological research he had conducted during the past twenty years” (A Gentle Revolutionary, pg. 5). Even with all his data Darwin wouldn’t have been able to publish a sound theory without first thinking really hard on it. Most of his brilliance as a scientist comes from the fact that he used
He spent his entire life collecting specimen from around the world. He also really loved to categorize things. It was this love for collecting and comparing species that led to his future discoveries. He took a particular interest in the differences between the mainland birds and Galapagos island birds, “He noticed that of the birds on the Galapagos, most of the landed birds (short fliers like finches) were entirely unique to the islands. Other birds, like seagulls, could fly back and forth between the islands and the mainland” (A Gentle Revolution, pg. 3). It was because Darwin had such an immense collection of specimen that he was able to compare the mainland finches to the finches of the Galapagos. Without that he would most likely never have been able to come up with his theories. By the end of his lifespan he had 20 years’ worth of data. Therefore, he was able to publish a sound theory compared to other scientists at the time, “While Wallace had only recently come to his idea and had very little support for it, Darwin raced to his pen and paper and wrote On the Origin of Species practically from memory…he drew upon extensive taxonomical and geological research he had conducted during the past twenty years” (A Gentle Revolutionary, pg. 5). Even with all his data Darwin wouldn’t have been able to publish a sound theory without first thinking really hard on it. Most of his brilliance as a scientist comes from the fact that he used