This Paper Compares the Views of Darwin and Dostoevsky During the Enlightenment Era

The end of the 19th century saw great change in the way people perceived themselves in the bigger picture of things. The notions of Enlightenment thinking, man's perfectibility and the formation of the utopian societies were crumbling, while hubris amongst people was growing. The exploration into what was deemed irrational thinking was beginning and was noted by the famous writings of Charles Darwin and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Charles Darwin published his second book, The Descent of Man in 1871. …