| 单词 | social darwinism |
| 释义 | Social Darwinismor social Darwinismnoun Sociology.a 19th-century theory, inspired by Darwinism, by which the social order is accounted as the product of natural selection of those persons best suited to existing living conditions and in accord with which a position of laissez-faire is advocated. Origin of Social DarwinismFirst recorded in 1885–90 OTHER WORDS FROM Social DarwinismSocial Darwinist, social Darwinist, nounWords nearby Social Darwinismsocial climber, social contract, social control, Social Credit, social dancing, Social Darwinism, social democracy, social democrat, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic Workingmen's party Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Cultural definitions for Social Darwinismsocial Darwinism A theory arising in the late nineteenth century that the laws of evolution, which Charles Darwin had observed in nature, also apply to society. Social Darwinists argued that social progress resulted from conflicts in which the fittest or best adapted individuals, or entire societies, would prevail. It gave rise to the slogan “survival of the fittest.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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