Charles Darwin suggested that, rather than being superior to the rest of the animal kingdom, human beings are simply one part of a larger system governed by natural laws. To the extent that this radically changed how people thought about almost everything, we would call it a(n):

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A paradigm shift is a fundamental change in the basic concepts and experimental practices of a scientific discipline that changes the way people think about the world. In this case, Darwin's ideas about natural selection and the evolution of species challenged the prevailing religious and philosophical beliefs of his time and revolutionized the field of biology.

Charles Darwin Suggested That, Rather Than Being Superior to the Rest