The historical thesis can be summarized by saying that Darwinism has undergone three stages of evolution.
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Darwinism
/ˈdɑːwɪnɪzəm/
Synonyms for "darwinism" (10 found)
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Noun(2 words)
darwinian doctrinedarwinian framework
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Noun(3 words)
darwinian legacydarwinian theoryevolutionary biology
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Noun(5 words)
evolutionary theorymodern darwinismnatural selection theorypolitical darwinismsocial darwinism
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8 entriesbiological theoryevolutionismhistorical paradigmideologypolicy justificationtheorytheory of evolutiontheory of organic evolution
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6 entriescommon descentdescent with modificationmolecular evolutionnatural selectionpopulation geneticssurvival of the fittest
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6 entriescommon descentdarwinian evolutiondescent with modificationevolutionary theorynatural selectionpopulation genetics
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The fittest survive. What is meant by the fittest? Not the strongest; not the cleverest— Weakness and stupidity everywhere survive. There is no way of determining fitness except in that a thing does survive. "Fitness," then, is only another name for "survival." Darwinism: That survivors survive.
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Here's a hot take. Social Darwinism is an excuse for people to not give a damn about anyone else.
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I think Social Darwinism is just an excuse for people to not care about anyone else.
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