In two chapters provided on Course Reserves- Leganto ("The Origins of Darwinism" & "Darwinism: The Scientific Debate"), Peter Bowler tries to piece together an answer to the question: "What was Darwin's scientific method?"

In Part A of this assignment, using Bowler's two chapters and the materials presented in writing a two-part essay that outlines the main components of Darwin's scientific method to study "Evolution." Be sure to take into account the following considerations: Begin by outlining the key ideas of other theorists who wrote theories to explain "Evolution" as a biological process. As Kuhn tells us, scientists working on new scientific theories generally pick up unsolved problems to work on that other scientists didn't see or were unable to solve. So: Did Darwin pick up on where other scientists left off (i.e., unsolved problems) or did he see something or some things that other people working on the theory of Evolution hadn't before seen?

PART B

Using the evidence provided in the TIME magazine article "Why You Do What You Do" (August 1, 1977, Course Reserves-Leganto, CANVAS), determine why Sociobiology became controversial from a "Normal Science" perspective. Do not talk about what Sociobiology became after 1977. Be sure to take into account the following considerations:

(1) List and briefly explain the phases of Kuhn's Science Revolution Cycle. You can cut-and-paste the illustration (below). Kuhn Cycle-1.png

1. Normal Science 5. Paradigm Change 2. Anomalies, Inconsistencies and Paradigmatic Shift 4. Scientific 3. Revolution Paradigm Crisis