Social Darwinism, also known as social Spencerism, is a body of pseudoscientific theories and societal practices that claim to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology, economics, and politics. Despite bearing Charles Darwin's name, it is chiefly associated with Herbert Spencer, the main developer and leading exponent of social Darwinist ideas.
Social Darwinism, also known as social Spencerism, is a body of pseudoscientific theories and societal practices that claim to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology, economics, and politics. Despite bearing Charles Darwin's name, it is chiefly associated with Herbert Spencer, the main developer and leading exponent of social Darwinist ideas.
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