Full Idea
As well as killing the need for God, Darwin's legacy transformed the idea of wisdom, as some definite attainable state, however far off.
Gist of Idea
Because of Darwin, wisdom as a definite attainable state has faded
Source
Peter Watson (Ideas [2005], Ch.31)
Book Reference
Watson,Peter: 'Ideas: from fire to Freud' [Phoenix 2006], p.875
A Reaction
Where does this leave philosophy, if it is still (as I like to think) the love of wisdom? The best we can hope for is wisdom as a special sort of journey - touring, rather than arriving.