Nietsche and Evolution Essay

A difference between Plato and Aristotle were their opinions on the theory of ideas. Plato suggested the existence of a higher world of reality, independent of the world of things that we experience every day; this higher reality is the realm of Forms – unchanging, eternal, absolute, and universal standards of beauty, goodness, justice, and truth (81). To know these Forms is to grasp ultimate truth, and truth resides in this world of Forms and not in the world made known through the senses (81). However, Aristotle renewed confidence in sense perception, and he appreciated the world of phenomena, of concrete things (84).

In chapter two of the book “Problems from Philosophy”, by James Rachels, the author guided us through the process in which the topic of God and the origin of the universe was discussed and argued. There were many arguments many arguments towards this topic from both a religious belivers view point, and a non-believer. The main points in this chapter were the arguments, like the argument from design, the best-explanation argument, the same-evidence argument, the theory of Natural selection, and the first cause argument.

Charles Darwin presented his theology of evolution which would change the way some people saw humanity. Darwin’s theory of evolution along with Social Darwinism and Eugenics made significant impact in our world. Darwinism classified people, initiated Social Darwinism and Eugenics, and made Fundamentalist Christians opposed such things. Darwinism suggested that every living thing developed through a natural process of evolution.

The theory of evolution denied the direct creation of man by God and the greatest damage came from the application of that theory to the development of religion. Darwinism was born. God and the Bible were looked upon as the evolutionary

The ongoing scientific investigation of how exactly evolution occurred and continues to occur has been an argumentative idea amongst society since Darwin first articulated it over a century ago. The scientific basis of evolution accounts for happenings that are also essential concerns of religion; both religion and science focus on the origins of humans and of biological diversity. For instance, in the reading “Truth Cannot Contradict Truth,” Pope John Paul II, addressing the Pontifical Academy of Science, discussed the matter of God as creator of man. The Pope explains that men cannot relate to animals because men are superior. The reasoning for that is because God created humans under his likeness. What the church is saying about mankind

On Thursday 24 November 1859, Charles Darwin published and made available to the western world his magnum opus, On the Origin of Species, a compilation of some twenty plus years of research regarding the human biology and its advancement. Darwin proposed in Origins that all life slowly evolved, biologically mutated over a period of time, to its present day form. Expanding on prior research in the field of genetics, Darwin theorized a "survival of the fittest" complex which forced basic animals to evolve new advanced traits to survive in their respective environments, in the process theorizing that humans also evolved from lesser creatures. Darwin's theory of evolution was meet with critical response, mainly negative, at the time of its

Traditionally, science was created to justify the presence of God and scientific theories were based on a supreme creator. In other words, our primary purpose for doing science was to prove God's existence and to show God's ultimate design or purpose in our world. However, in 1859, Charles Darwin's, Origin of Species, shocked many people and caused them to reevaluate their established beliefs. Roland Mushat Frye likens Darwin and his theory to a "volcanic eruption or a great earthquake which shook everything in its range and charged the contours of the land."(Frye,1983) According to the theory proposed by Charles Darwin, there are three main principles which play a role in the evolutionary process: the occurrence of random variation, the mechanism of heredity, and a struggle for existence.(Nelkin,1982) The interplay of these three principles determine the species whose characteristics will survive to be inherited by future generations. Darwin's explanation of biological change excluded the necessity of

For centuries, humans have questioned the existence of our race. Questions such as, “Where did I come from?” Another question that is asked is, “Who created us?” When we question certain aspects about our creation, we have little to no knowledge of how we were created. When us as human beings search for answers, we search within ourselves and tend to ask others for more clarity. Sometimes people will study religion. Religion will sometimes give you clues of how we might have been created. Some say we were created by God. Another question that is frequently asked is “Who is God?”.

     Arguing the death of God is a debate that will last until eternity. Regardless of exploration or religious zeal there are far too many human viewpoints leaning towards the idea of and the strong need for faith. Believing in God for some is as natural as walking upright and it would seem that through such unquestionable faith God would somehow still be alive. But perhaps He is only surviving with the help of life support.

Aristotle said: "Plato is my friend, but truth is a better friend!" Aristotle thought that Plato's theory of ideas is not fully explained about empirical reality, he sought to overcome the Platonic gap between the world of sensual things and the world of ideas. Aristotle did not deny the existence of ideas, but largely moved away from his teacher Plato, believed that they are inside the individual things as the principle and method, the law of their formation energy, figure,

In 1895 Charles Darwin published a book describing his theory of evolution, and his theory of the natural selection process. This theory caused much uproar in the religious community because Darwin’s theory went against the story of creation portrayed in the Holy Bible. His theory claimed that all life currently in place had evolved and adapted from a single organism in the beginning. Over time and by process of natural selection only the dominant species were left over while the other, less dominant species, went extinct. His theory, backed by scientific analysis, had dismissed the idea of a single deity creating all life on Earth. It is not like Darwin had a personal agenda against religion or anything,

       The theory of the Ideas is the base of Plato’s philosophy: the Ideas are not only the real objects ontologically speaking, but they are the authentically objects of knowledge epistemologically speaking. From  the point of view  of ethics and  politics,  they are the foundation of  the right behaviour,  and anthropologically speaking they are  the base  of Plato’s dualism and they even allow him demonstrate  the immortality of  the soul.

Biological evolution is the name for the changes in gene frequency in a population of a species from generation to generation. Evolution offers explanation to why species genetically change over years and the diversity of life on Earth. Although it is generally accepted by the scientific community, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution has been studied and debated for several decades. In 1859, Darwin published On The Origin of Species, which introduced the idea of evolutionary thought which he supported with evidence of one type of evolutionary mechanism, natural selection. Some of the main mechanisms of evolution are natural selection, mutation, and genetic drift. The idea that all life on Earth shares a common ancestor has been around for

Through out history, as man progressed from a primitive animal to a "human being" capable of thought and reason, mankind has had to throw questions about the meaning of our own existence to ourselves. Out of those trail of thoughts appeared religion, art, and philosophy, the fundamental process of questioning about existence. Who we are, how we came to be, where we are going, what the most ideal state is....... All these questions had to be asked and if not given a definite answer, then at least given some idea as to how to begin to search for, as humans probed deeper and deeper into the riddle that we were all born into.

Aristotle’s analysis of metaphysics accurately describes the theory of knowledge, desire, and experience. Aristotle calls this his “first philosophy” and it reveals the true understanding of life and how it’s explained. Aristotle was Plato’s prized student, but Aristotle has a different point of view from Plato. I find Aristotle’s philosophy very interesting and fascinating so that is why I will be going more in depth into his theory. Aristotle rejected the idea of Plato’s “Theory of the forms” which started that the essence of an object existed apart from that object. Plato believed that physical things were representations of perfect forms that existed in another form of reality. Aristotle thought the essence of an object existed in itself. Aristotle thought the best way to gain knowledge was through natural philosophy, which is now known today as sciences. Aristotle claims that everything is made up of the five elements, which explains the matter of change in nature such as natural disasters. With the essence of nature around us we use that to our advantage to create new arts. Aristotle quotes “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance”. Arts are created by knowledge therefore arts are complex. What Aristotle means by “arts” is the realization in the external form of a true idea. New arts are created every day and they get more and more advanced. The new arts we create are naturally admired by man,