Science Was Dominant In 19th Century Europe

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Science was dominant in nineteenth century Europe because at the middle of the century most educated people thought the world was based on rational and mechanical principles. The dominance of science also occurred because of its association to the technology of the Second Industrial Revolution and the public awareness of European peoples to science and technology. Public outlook on science changed because science began to explain things that religion could not and it weighed heavily on the European powers to remain the top contributors to scientific theory and law during the time. Positivism was an intellectual development that was rooted in science. Darwin and Wallace’s theory affected ethics because it helped Herbert Spence to create his