Darwinism and its impact in the recent Greek press

Abstract

Abstract

Darwinism as a scientific theory places humanity in nature. The way we interpret Darwinism plays a major role in the way we decide to place nature in culture. How do Greeks of today view the applications and repercussions of Darwinism in relation to various fields such as science and religion?

With 2009 came the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s first publication of his Origin of species and the 200th anniversary of his birth. In academia and also in the media this led to a vast amount of discourse associated with Darwinism. This article investigates the views on Darwinism and its impact as voiced by several key scientists and journalists in the Greek press in and around 2009.