A Reflection Paper on The Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
July 1, 2009
Chapter III: Struggle for Existence
Chapter IV: Natural Selection; Or the Survival of the Fittest
The book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (shortened to The Origin of the Species) made public Darwin’s ideas, which had a profound effect to the biological sciences, and to a lesser extent today, to the social sciences as well. The book’s effect on the biological sciences is hard to underestimate as it led to its secularization (severing of links with the Church), at least in Britain, and its subsequent reorganization. Today, it is impossible for biologists and scientists from related fields (medicine, biochemistry) to disregard the book, or at least, the theory it espouses.
The book did not only affect the biological sciences but also the social sciences. Western society (and other societies and civilizations affected by it) rapidly moved away from one dominated by religious tyranny to one dominated by scientific authority, and Darwin’s theory was used to explain and justify social phenomena.
As a student with academic background in the social sciences, I am more interested in the implications of Darwin’s theory on human societies. Evolution, as established by Darwin, has seeped into the social sciences, humanities and philosophy, giving rise to myriads of fields and subfields like sociobiology, evolutionary psychology, and biosocial anthropology (Barkow, 2006). In this reflection paper, I’ll be presenting my takes on natural selection regarding human politics (political science claim that “humans are political animals”), economics (Homo sapiens to Homo economicus) and culture.
파트너 (Pa-teu-neo) / Partner
So there is a way to watch the TV series after all! Hahaha! Watch the first episode of Partner here:
http://www.viikii.net/videos/watch/25076/0/partner-episode-1-part-1.html
I hope I get it in DVD format when the series finishes this August.
파트너 (Pa-teu-neo) / Partner
Directed by Hwang Ee-kyeong (황의경), Kim Won-seok (김원석)
Screenplay by Jo Jeong-joo (조정주), Yoo Mi-kyeong (유미경)
Drama
Kim Hyeon-joo 김현주 as Kang Eun-ho (강은호)
Lee Dong-wook 이동욱 as Lee Tae-jo (이태조)
Lee Honey 이하늬 as Han Jeong-won (한정원)
Choi Cheol-ho 최철호 as Lee Yeong-woo (이영우)
Lee Won-jong 이원종 as Kim Yong-soo (김용수)
Kim Dong-wuk 김동욱 as Yoon-joon (윤준)
KBS | Airing dates : 2009/06/24 Now airing 16 episodes - Wed, Thu 22:00
Synopsis
“Who is your partner?”
When you take a look at the definition of ‘Partner’, it gives you synonyms such as colleague, sharer, spouse, and accomplice. Partner is a person who is strongly associated with me; the one who knows me very well and stays by my side.
The word ‘Partner’ takes a different meaning when it is used in law firm. Partners are the people who survived from the power struggle. They are executives who are on the top of the law firm pyramid.
Enterprises are law firm’s partners. Law firms fight each other to become a partner of business. They struggle to be close to power and to become a slave of money.
There are some lawyers who want be the partners of commoners as well. They are willing to be the spokesperson for the underprivileged.
It is a story about partner; the one who is going to stay by your side and fight together in front of law.
Source http://world.kbs.co.kr/tv
I also enjoyed the first episode review from here:
http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/06/partner-episode-1/#comment-128016
