Charles Darwin's theory of evolution has revolutionized the way humans look at science, religion, and an array of other areas of interest. The theory has yet to significantly impact the area of environmental ethics. To give a brief summary, his theory is dictated by the notion of natural selection, which according to Darwin "is daily and hourly scrutinizing, throughout the world, the slightest variations; rejecting those that are bad, preserving and adding up all that …
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