Freud+vs.+Darwin

Vanessa Salvanera

//**Analyze the ways in which the theories of both Darwin & Freud challenged traditional European ways of thinking about religion, morality, & human behavior in the period circa 1850-1950**// __Darwin__ -strongly believed in evolution -'natural selection' consisted of millions of species on Earth came from an original life form through speciation -found fossils in South America that reassembled modern species -modern species evolved from a common ancestor -beliefs were opposed by the church -believed that evolution proved that God's creations were not perfect -influenced the majority that humans were a descended from monkeys -believed in the 'survival of the fittest'


 * Coyne, Jerry A. "Darwin, Charles Robert." //World Book Advanced//. World Book, 2011. Web. 25 Apr. 2011**

__Freud__ -divided the mind into 3 different parts -discovered that there are //instincts// within human beings -everyone has a sexual urge within them -hypnotized to treat neurotic patients -influenced //surrealism// paintings & literature
 * id, *ego, *superego


 * Decker, Hannah S. "Freud, Sigmund." //World Book Advanced//. World Book, 2011. Web. 25 Apr. 2011.**

Thesis Statement: ﻿The way Marxist challenged the European government with the idea of divine right & absolute monarchy influnced Freud to to divide the mind into 3 parts (id, ego, superego) & how Darwin highly supported the thought of humans originating from an original invidual organism.