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Darwinism

[dahr-wuh-niz-uhm] / ˈdɑr wəˌnɪz əm /




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These predators practice unfettered instant Darwinism while lobbing macho boasts at each other in the extraterrestrial version of dialogue written for professional wrestlers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Social Darwinism was a bad idea in the 1900s.

From Salon

It's also the height of social Darwinism and the pseudoscience of race.

From Salon

Neo-Malthusian refers to the concepts of economist Thomas Malthus, who argued against human overpopulation in the 18th century; social Darwinism is a misapplication of biologist Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory to validate conservative social hierarchies.

From Salon

The Dodgers are essentially facing a sort of baseball Darwinism the rest of the season — with a bloated roster likely to be trimmed down the stretch.

From Los Angeles Times