PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES
PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY
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Believed in Geographical Evolution-the idea that landscape will adjust over time.
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He extended the theory of evolution to machines.
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Improved census method with the use of punch cards which were calculated by a machine, saving the government millions of dollars. Instead of ten years, it now only took two years to record census data.
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He went out to tell others about Darwin’s work on evolution (nicknamed the “Devil’s Chaplain”).
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS HonFRSE FLS (4 May 1825 – 29 June 1895) was an English biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy. He has become known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his advocacy of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -In nineteenth century Great Britain, Thomas Henry Huxley proposed connections between the development of organisms and their evolutionary histories, critiqued previously held concepts of homology, and promoted Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Many called him Darwin’s Bulldog.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Henry Huxley was called “Darwin’s bulldog” for being a pugnacious defender of evolution. In this caricature, note the crossed arms, set jaw (decidedly bulldoggish), and withering look. Huxley, an expert debater, was clearly viewed as an intellectual powerhouse who did not yield to opponents.
Detailed explanation-4: -The theory of natural selection was explored by 19th-century naturalist Charles Darwin. Natural selection explains how genetic traits of a species may change over time. This may lead to speciation, the formation of a distinct new species.
Detailed explanation-5: -Huxley’s vigorous public support of Charles Darwin’s evolutionary naturalism earned him the nickname “Darwin’s bulldog, ” while his organizational efforts, public lectures, and writing helped elevate the place of science in modern society. (Read T. H. Huxley’s 1875 Britannica essay on biology & evolution.)