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Adapted from “The Influence of the Conception of Evolution on Modern Philosophy” by H. Höffding (1909) in Evolution in Modern Thought (1917 ed.)
When The Origin of Species appeared fifty years ago, Romantic speculation, Schelling's and Hegel's philosophy, still reigned on the continent, while in England, Positivism, the philosophy of Comte and Stuart Mill, represented the most important trend of thought. German speculation had much to say on evolution; it even pretended to be a philosophy of evolution. But then the word "evolution" was to be taken in an ideal, not in a real, sense. To speculative thought, the forms and types of nature formed a system of ideas, within which any form could lead us by continuous transitions to any other. It was a classificatory system which was regarded as a divine world of thought or images, within which metamorphoses could go on—a condition comparable with that in the mind of the poet when one image follows another with imperceptible changes.
Goethe's ideas of evolution, as expressed in his Metamorphosen der Pflanzen und der Thiere, belong to this category; it is, therefore, incorrect to call him a forerunner of Darwin. Schelling and Hegel held the same idea; Hegel expressly rejected the conception of a real evolution in time as coarse and materialistic. "Nature," he says, "is to be considered as a system of stages, the one necessarily arising from the other, and being the nearest truth of that from which it proceeds; but not in such a way that the one is naturally generated by the other; on the contrary [their connection lies] in the inner idea which is the ground of nature. The metamorphosis can be ascribed only to the notion as such, because it alone is evolution.... It has been a clumsy idea in the older as well as in the newer philosophy of nature, to regard the transformation and the transition from one natural form and sphere to a higher as an outward and actual production."
When The Origin of Species appeared fifty years ago, Romantic speculation, Schelling's and Hegel's philosophy, still reigned on the continent, while in England, Positivism, the philosophy of Comte and Stuart Mill, represented the most important trend of thought. German speculation had much to say on evolution; it even pretended to be a philosophy of evolution. But then the word "evolution" was to be taken in an ideal, not in a real, sense. To speculative thought, the forms and types of nature formed a system of ideas, within which any form could lead us by continuous transitions to any other. It was a classificatory system which was regarded as a divine world of thought or images, within which metamorphoses could go on—a condition comparable with that in the mind of the poet when one image follows another with imperceptible changes.
Goethe's ideas of evolution, as expressed in his Metamorphosen der Pflanzen und der Thiere, belong to this category; it is, therefore, incorrect to call him a forerunner of Darwin. Schelling and Hegel held the same idea; Hegel expressly rejected the conception of a real evolution in time as coarse and materialistic. "Nature," he says, "is to be considered as a system of stages, the one necessarily arising from the other, and being the nearest truth of that from which it proceeds; but not in such a way that the one is naturally generated by the other; on the contrary [their connection lies] in the inner idea which is the ground of nature. The metamorphosis can be ascribed only to the notion as such, because it alone is evolution.... It has been a clumsy idea in the older as well as in the newer philosophy of nature, to regard the transformation and the transition from one natural form and sphere to a higher as an outward and actual production."
1. Which of the following is likely true about “Romantic speculation”?
A. It really was not scientific in nature.
B. It represented a reaction against the scientific details of evolutionary thought.
C. None of the other answers
D. It was emotional and had mostly to do with themes taken from love ballads.
E. It was surprisingly correct about scientific details.
A. It really was not scientific in nature.
B. It represented a reaction against the scientific details of evolutionary thought.
C. None of the other answers
D. It was emotional and had mostly to do with themes taken from love ballads.
E. It was surprisingly correct about scientific details.
2. Which of the following best describes the author’s presentation of Hegel’s thought about evolution?
A. It is a murky matter without much real reasoning at all.
B. It is not comprised of progressive stages, each being the natural cause of the next.
C. It is purely a matter for our casual reflection.
D. It is a natural process, at least of sorts.
E. There is no thought about evolution.
A. It is a murky matter without much real reasoning at all.
B. It is not comprised of progressive stages, each being the natural cause of the next.
C. It is purely a matter for our casual reflection.
D. It is a natural process, at least of sorts.
E. There is no thought about evolution.
3. Which of the following is likely true about “Romantic speculation”?
A. It was a complete science.
B. It was surprisingly correct about scientific details.
C. It represented a reaction against the scientific details of evolutionary thought.
D. It was emotional and had mostly to do with themes taken from love ballads.
E. It really was not scientific in nature.
A. It was a complete science.
B. It was surprisingly correct about scientific details.
C. It represented a reaction against the scientific details of evolutionary thought.
D. It was emotional and had mostly to do with themes taken from love ballads.
E. It really was not scientific in nature.
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Can you explain the answer to question 1 by ruling out all the options. I didn't understand the options at all.
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Explanation
1. Which of the following is likely true about “Romantic speculation”?
A. It really was not scientific in nature:
This option reflects the likely true statement about "Romantic speculation" as explained earlier. Romantic speculation, as described in the passage, was not scientific in nature but rather focused on the conceptual and ideal aspects of nature and evolution.
B. It represented a reaction against the scientific details of evolutionary thought:
This option suggests that Romantic speculation emerged as a response or opposition to the scientific details of evolutionary thought. However, the passage does not provide any indication that Romantic speculation was a reaction against evolutionary thought or its scientific details. Instead, it presents Romantic speculation as a distinct philosophical approach to evolution, separate from the scientific perspective.
C. None of the other answers:
This option suggests that none of the given answer choices are true about "Romantic speculation." However, this is not an accurate choice as option A aligns with the description of Romantic speculation in the passage.
D. It was emotional and had mostly to do with themes taken from love ballads:
This option implies that Romantic speculation was primarily emotional and focused on themes derived from love ballads. While Romanticism as an artistic and literary movement did emphasize emotions and often drew inspiration from love and nature, the passage does not specifically mention Romantic speculation being linked to love ballads or exclusively characterized by emotional themes.
E. It was surprisingly correct about scientific details:
This option suggests that Romantic speculation had accurate insights into scientific details, which is not supported by the passage. The passage describes Romantic speculation as an idealistic and non-scientific approach to evolution, contrasting it with the more scientific trends of thought represented by Positivism and Darwin's theory of evolution. Therefore, the statement that Romantic speculation was surprisingly correct about scientific details is not consistent with the information provided.
Answer: A
A. It really was not scientific in nature:
This option reflects the likely true statement about "Romantic speculation" as explained earlier. Romantic speculation, as described in the passage, was not scientific in nature but rather focused on the conceptual and ideal aspects of nature and evolution.
B. It represented a reaction against the scientific details of evolutionary thought:
This option suggests that Romantic speculation emerged as a response or opposition to the scientific details of evolutionary thought. However, the passage does not provide any indication that Romantic speculation was a reaction against evolutionary thought or its scientific details. Instead, it presents Romantic speculation as a distinct philosophical approach to evolution, separate from the scientific perspective.
C. None of the other answers:
This option suggests that none of the given answer choices are true about "Romantic speculation." However, this is not an accurate choice as option A aligns with the description of Romantic speculation in the passage.
D. It was emotional and had mostly to do with themes taken from love ballads:
This option implies that Romantic speculation was primarily emotional and focused on themes derived from love ballads. While Romanticism as an artistic and literary movement did emphasize emotions and often drew inspiration from love and nature, the passage does not specifically mention Romantic speculation being linked to love ballads or exclusively characterized by emotional themes.
E. It was surprisingly correct about scientific details:
This option suggests that Romantic speculation had accurate insights into scientific details, which is not supported by the passage. The passage describes Romantic speculation as an idealistic and non-scientific approach to evolution, contrasting it with the more scientific trends of thought represented by Positivism and Darwin's theory of evolution. Therefore, the statement that Romantic speculation was surprisingly correct about scientific details is not consistent with the information provided.
Answer: A
