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| Social Darwinism: Social Darwinism is an ideology applying Darwin's evolutionary principles to society. It suggests that societal success is determined by natural selection, justifying inequality and often used to support policies favoring the strongest or most "fit" individuals or groups. See also Evolution, Darwinism, Society, Selection._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
| Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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| Darwin, Charles | Social Darwinism | Darwin, Charles | |
| Gould, Stephen Jay | Social Darwinism | Gould, Stephen Jay | |
| Huxley, Thomas Henry | Social Darwinism | Huxley, Thomas Henry | |
| Political Philosophy | Social Darwinism | Political Philosophy | |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-24 | |||
