England went through dramatic changes in the 19th century.
English culture, socio-economic structure and politics where largely
influenced by the principles of science. Many social expressions
occurred due to these changes. Transformations which categorized this
time period could be observed in social institutions; for instance: the
switch from popular Evangelicalism to atheism, emergence of feminism and
the creation of new political ideologies (Liberalism, Conservatism and
Radicalism). These are just a few of the changes that took place. All
of this social alteration can be attributed to the importance of
science. The English people began to trust more in empiricism and
logical thought than in faith and glory of the empire . One who
contributed greatly to this transformation was Charles Darwin. In his
two most famous works, The Origin of Species and The Decent of Man,
Darwin introduces the concept of "the survival of the fittest" and
"natural......
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