Tag: Theory of Evolution

November 29, 2025 / Mohammed looti

PHYLOGENETIC PRINCIPLE

The Phylogenetic Principle: Definition and Historical Context The Phylogenetic Principle stands as a foundational, albeit highly debated, theory in the history of biology and developmental psychology. It posits that the developmental history of an individual organism, known as ontogeny, tends to recapitulate the evolutionary history of its species, termed phylogeny. This concept is most famously […]

November 27, 2025 / Mohammed looti

DARWINISM

Definition and Historical Context Darwinism refers fundamentally to the theory of evolution driven primarily by natural selection, a revolutionary concept proposing that species change over geological timescales through mechanisms of variation, inheritance, and differential survival. While the idea of species transmutation existed prior to the mid-nineteenth century, it was the meticulous empirical framework provided by […]