Darwin

• Toward the end of Ch. V (p. 205), Darwin refers to the idea of a just war. Why do the inhabitants Darwin encounters in Brazil think they are engaged in a just war? Can any war be described as just? Why or why not?
• Darwin thinks that they are engaged in a just war because it is against barbarians. I personally think that some wars can be just. An example of a just war is if there fighting to stop an invasion as long as no unarmed civilians are getting attacked.
• What evidence can you find in the text that Darwin has begun to work out his theory of natural selection (see e.g. p. 228)?
• Evidence I found of Darwin beginning to work out his theory was: "The two last species are closely allied, but the first would be considered by every naturalist as quite distinct. I examined many specimens in the different islands, and in each the respective kind was alone present. these birds agree in general plumage, structure and habits; so that the different species replace each other in the economy of different islands."