ANTH 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Uniformitarianism
9 Sep 2016
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Not the same thing as personal theory : as in common layperson usage. A testable and correctable explanation of observable phenomena that yields new information: a scientific theory has been proven and supported. Scientific explanation for biological change: how species change as well as how new species emerge, observed evidence supporting: How the existence of things was explained: essentialism, great chain of being, catastrophism, transformism, uniformitarianism. Charles darwin: theory to explain species change. The principle of natural selection: variation, heredity. Those forms most successful at reproducing in specific environments are selected: no two individuals are identical, offspring resemble their parents. How the principle of natural selection works: variant individuals occur, superior fitness: Offspring inherit useful traits: environment changes. A series of beneficial genetic adjustments to the environment. How the principle of natural selection does not work: evolution is not about.
