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κοινωνικός δαρβινισμός — meaning in English

koinonikos darvinismos

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English meaning

  • social Darwinism noun The discredited belief that Darwin's idea of natural selection applies to human society, so that wealth and power prove a group's fitness and that helping the poor or weak interferes with progress.

Senses

κοινωνικός δαρβινισμός is used for these senses in English:

  • social Darwinism (science) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.