Darwin+&+Freud+Challenge+Current+Thought

Mitch Bugaj

Analyze the ways in which the theories of both Darwin and Freud challenged traditional European ways of thinking about religion, morality, and human behavior.

Freud and Darwin completely reversed the traditional thought with the invention of psychoanalysis and the theory of evolution.

Before Freud or Darwin
 * people believed god created the world and all of it's inhabitants
 * people believed that humans held a higher place over animals
 * people thought that all animals were created in their current form
 * every humans behavior is unique
 * the human mind is dominated by logic

How Freud challenged traditional thought
 * invented psychoanalysis
 * came up with psychoanalytic methods
 * everyone has an id- instincts
 * everyone has an ego- governs movements and decision making
 * everyone has a superego- tells right from wrong
 * author of //The Interpretation of Dreams//
 * human mind was dominated by desires and emotion rather than logic

How Darwin challenged traditional thought
 * Wrote //On the Origin of Species//
 * Theory of evolution
 * Species evolved over long periods of time
 * Natural selection
 * Wrote //The Decent of Man//
 * man didn't hold a higher position than animals

Frances, Allen. "Psychoanalysis." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2011. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.