Aesthetics as the cause for awakening the sciences in Charles Darwin
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https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v14i2.2205Keywords:
aesthetics, Darwin, sciences, journal, speciesAbstract
In this article I propose a new perspective on Charles Darwin, needed because academic studies categorize his thinking into a spirit that is purely and exclusively scientific and ignore the aesthetic and poetic aspects which emerge throughout his works. The theme develops within the border of Philosophy and Psychology. Aesthetics works as a hinge between these two branches of knowledge through the aesthetic experiences in the heart of the logical functioning of Darwin’s mind. The method emanates from the premises of the research. Based on the purpose and the premises that underlie this article, the theme encompasses: firstly, Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of HMS Beagle round the World, under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy [Diario del viaje de un naturalista alrededor del mundo] (1831-1836), secondly, evidence of the presence of the Journal in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection [El origen de las especies por medio de la selección natural] (1859). The conclusion confirms the meaning of the headings as key for the meaning of the paper.
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