What is Social Darwinism? August 18th, 7pm (Eastern)

$6.00

In the late 1800’s, a new social theory called Social Darwinism was promoted by Herbert Spencer who wanted to use Charles Darwin’s recent writings on evolution as a framework for a social theory. Social Darwinism was instantly popular in Western countries and dominated the political and social policies especially in the UK and US. Spencer’s summary phrase, “Survival of the Fittest”, still impacts how many see the world.

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In the late 1800’s, a new social theory called Social Darwinism was promoted by Herbert Spencer who wanted to use Charles Darwin’s recent writings on evolution as a framework for a social theory. Social Darwinism was instantly popular in Western countries and dominated the political and social policies especially in the UK and US. Spencer’s summary phrase, “Survival of the Fittest”, still impacts how many see the world.