Research Questions:

What were some of the major changes in philosophy during the Victorian Era?

How did they impact the world?

Who/what impacted their creation?

Darwinism:

• Created by Charles Darwin in his book On the Origin of Species
• Started the idea of evolution, adaptation, and survival of the fittest
• Went against the traditional idea of divine creation
• Started a battle between religion and science

Utilitarianism:

• Started as being inhumane
• Replaced the giving of money to the poor and instead sent them to workhouses
• John Stuart Mill makes Utilitarianism more humanitarian through his book Autobiography
• Mills ideas help lead to the start of Socialism

Socialism/Marxism:

• Socialism begins as a result of the ideas of Mill and the ongoing industrial revolution
• Replaces lassiez-fairez(free enterprise)
• Socialism promotes the sharing of wealth among all
• Karl Marx writes The Communist Manifesto in London, England
• Marxism never is noticed until after his death and never gains much popularity in England