Research into evolution: four questions, four viewpoints

Scientists provide insights. Ulrich Krohs works in the Department of Philosophy and is spokesperson for the Centre for Philosophy of Science. Uni MS - Peter Leßmann Did Charles Darwin invent the term "evolution" The clear answer is no. Charles Darwin didn't invent the concept of evolution, and he himself rarely used the word. Nevertheless, the British naturalist is seen - rightly - as the creator of the theory of evolution, which explains to us the 'tribal' development of biological species: phylogenesis. 'Evolution' - from the Latin word 'e-volvere' , to roll out (a scroll, for example) - has been used since the late 17th century to describe biological development. 150 years before Darwin, the term was applied to the individual development of an organism - ontogenesis.