Why did the theory of evolution spread so quickly in China?

The theory of evolution (evolution), as a scientific theory, enjoys a special influence in our country. This theory has a non-negligible influence not only in biology but also in philosophy and even ideology. How did this impact come about?

This is a question that every scholar who is interested in the theory of evolution (evolution) should strive to solve. And one of the ways to solve the problem is to do historical analysis. After all, history starts with **, and logical analysis starts with **.

Therefore, this paper studies it from the perspective of cultural communication, starting from the research of historical materials, and from the perspectives of science, philosophy, sociology, and cultural studies, and tries to give a more reasonable explanation for this problem as a whole. It is hoped that we will be able to dig deeper into the problem and draw some relatively novel conclusions. In addition, while trying to clarify this issue, the author is also interested in some issues closely related to this article, and has the idea of a preliminary solution to it.

For example, the question of how it is possible for a theory of natural science to enter the field of social science, the question of how it is possible for an "authoritarian" word to be produced, and so on.

The author's purpose is to understand science in a human-centered society from the perspective of the relationship between science and philosophy, culture, and society, and to try to understand this culture and the society that is transformed by this culture. This ** is divided into three parts. The first part is mainly to correct the name.

The original meaning of the word evolution refers to the meaning of making known through narration, disclosure, etc. From the very beginning, the understanding of evolution has confused its biological significance with its philosophical and sociological significance, especially with Spencer. Spencer applied Darwin's laws of biological evolution to human society and elaborated and gave full play to them, and he proposed the term "survival of the fittest" instead of "natural selection".

The second part focuses on the study of the early history of the spread of the theory of evolution in modern Chinese society. It was not Yan Fu who first introduced the theory of evolution to China. But Yan Fu's translation is definitely a historical starting point.

In the process of translating "The Theory of Heavenly Evolution and Ethics", he tampered with the original meaning to a certain extent and added his own understanding, which became a veritable "Yan Fu's Theory of Evolution (Theory of Heavenly Evolution)". Yan Fu's doctrine of heavenly evolution has had a great influence in modern China and has played a role in ideological enlightenment. But why did Yan Fu suddenly become interested in an evolutionary theory until the end of the 19th century?

The author found that this has a lot to do with the historical background of the time. The third and final part of this book focuses on the reasons for the rapid spread of the theory of origin evolution in China. In order to explain this complicated problem, we have to analyze it from many aspects.

In the historical context of China at that time, this kind of transmission had its historical inevitability. And the theory of evolution incidentally acts as this historical necessity. China's traditional culture and the scientific practice of ancient society have provided a theoretical opportunity and a material basis for this kind of dissemination.

China was backward and beaten in modern times. Being bullied by other countries. The core of the theory of evolution, "survival of the fittest, the survival of the jungle", was felt most deeply and appropriately in China at that time.

In a word, at that time, the country was suffering from internal and external troubles, and most intellectuals saw the core of the theory of evolution, "survival of the fittest, the survival of the weak", which was the most realistic theory considering the current situation in China at that time.

The original work of the theory of evolution is Darwin's "The Origin of Species", and at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Yan Fu transmitted it to China under the name "The Theory of Heavenly Evolution". It has a great enlightenment meaning for China to begin to accept Western science, and it strongly influenced the patriotic youth at that time in thought, natural selection, survival of the fittest, deeply shocked the progressive youth at that time, let the Chinese who began to open their eyes to see the world know that the boss's China is not from the top of the world food chain, the world's political, economic and military pattern, and the natural evolution of the animal world, natural selection, survival of the fittest, so more patriotic young people go abroad to learn Western knowledge and ideas, and seek ways to save the country and save the people!

The Theory of Heavenly Evolution can be said to be an important reading book for the enlightenment of Chinese bourgeois thought.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Yan Fu translated the bourgeois revolution began.

Semi-feudal and semi-colonial!!

Yes, there is such a phenomenon as counterfeiting by cracking down on counterfeiting, and they have accelerated their "evolution"!

With the development of the Internet, can the scientific community not accept the theory of evolution and hide it? The global bioscience community asks, is the theory of evolution fake?

Only China accepted the theory of evolution, other countries did not, Darwin himself denied it in the end, there are many things he can't explain himself, if you want to discuss, you can contact me.