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This 5 page paper looks at the development of science and philosophy during the nineteenth century. The thesis of the paper is that philosophy and science would converge in the latter part of the nineteenth century to demonstrate that the two are inextricable. Marx and Darwin are discussed in depth.
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era also prompted thought in terms of philosophy. In fact, the thesis of this paper is that philosophy and science would converge in the latter part of the nineteenth century
to demonstrate that the two are inextricable. The claim is hard to dispute. Much support for philosophy is in fact entrenched in scientific fact. While there are many theorists to
emanate from the time period, Marx and Darwin will be the focus of discussion. According to Darwin, behavior is inherited. Thus, much is genetically predetermined. According to Marx, a
persons fate really depends on the regime in control. The government could decide whether or not a person was happy by providing for them or not. One would think that
these are opposite views and to an extent they are, but they are also the same in that each does not really recognize individuality and what is called the soul.
Whatever it is that is within the inner human being that creates not only his personality but something more--a depth that is indescribable that makes them who they are--is what
is missing from both Marx and Darwins perspectives. Each of the authors ideas are obviously different. They simply see life in a different light. Karl Marxs historical materialism is
probably the concept most applicable here. This concept is essentially the philosophy of history according to Marx. Historical materialism is, briefly, a theory which assumes progress in human history as
defined by technological advancement; it further explains property, political and ideological systems by their consequences for the advancements of the productive forces (McLeish, 1993). It also connects the definition of
social classes to the modes of material production (1993). In other words, people are propped and prodded and moved around by the leaders of society. They are puppets. Yet,
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