Darwin's Luck

One might make a case for saying that Darwin''s life was dogged by bad luck. His mother died when he was seven; he was sent to a school at which he ''learnt little''; he left medical school after two years, unqualified. Two of his children died in infancy.
On the other hand one could argue that he had a privileged and fortunate life - perhaps the more common view. Patrick H. Armstrong contends tha...