Darwinist
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- adjective
- /ˈdɑrwɪnɪst/
- A Darwinist perspective emphasizes the survival of the fittest in the process of evolution.
- social Darwinist
Examples
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My article, "Darwin, Weak Men, Strong Women and Ibsen's Pillars of Society" discusses this play from a Darwinist and feminist perspective.
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One of the most important concepts that one must employ when questioning Darwinist theory in light of scientific discoveries is, without a doubt, the criterion that Darwin himself employed.
Blog text (26) -
And they made a science out of it, you know, in kind of neo Darwinist terms.
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In our Darwinist world, only the fittest survive.
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Who says that change has to be a Darwinist construction that is 'all genesis' and no 'epigenetics'?
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This is the Lamarckist view of evolution rather than the Darwinist view.
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Many scientists today identify as Darwinist, advocating for natural selection as the driving force behind species development.
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From a Darwinist viewpoint, changes in species arise through adaptations that enhance survival and reproduction.
Synonyms
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Relating to modern evolution theory that explains change by genes and groups of animals or plants
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Connected with Charles Darwin's idea that living things change over time by natural selection
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About the idea that a trait or behavior developed to help survival and reproduction
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Supporting the idea that natural selection explains most traits
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Darwinist comes from the name Darwin, Charles Darwin, plus the ending -ist, which means 'relating to' or 'supporting' an idea, like in artist. So a Darwinist explanation is one that follows Darwin's ideas about evolution and natural selection.