Daniel Bennett
English 101-061
Mathew Turner
10/9/2014
What caused Charles Darwin to form to form the Natural Selection Hypothesis?

For what reasons did Charles Darwin publish the theory that we know as Natural Selection? Was it because he already supported materialism which claims that matter is eternal, before forming this theory? Did he form this theory because he did not want to accept the ethical beliefs that were taught in the region and time period that he lived in? was it his overactive imagination that caused him to form this theory?

In eighteen fifty nine Charles Darwin formed a theory that gives an explanation to the question from what or where did mankind come from. Was this theory based on fact, or was it just based on the teachings of materialism philosophers’? The ancient Greek Philosophers Democritus and Leucippus believed in an early form of materialism which they called Atomism. They believed that invisible particles which they called atoms make up everything that exists. During the time period that these Philosophers lived in there was not enough technological advances to even realistically attempt to prove their beliefs as scientific fact. The Ancient Greek Philosophers were the educated community of their time. Like some Darwinism scientists today many of these Ancient Philosophers thought that people should accept their teachings because they were highly educated. Educated people are not always right about everything. A form of materialism called dialectical materialism developed in the late eighteen hundreds. The German Philosopher Karl Marx supported this philosophical belief. It was his belief in dialectical materialism that motivated him to create the political and economic movement known as communism. This means that Charles Darwin’s hypothesis about the Origins of Species may have been biased. It also means that college