Darwinist
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- adjective
- /ˈdɑrwɪnɪst/
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darwinista
- 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.
Academic text (1997) -
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.
Blog text (22) -
Who says that change has to be a Darwinist construction that is 'all genesis' and no 'epigenetics'?
Blog text (13) -
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
Connected with Charles Darwin's idea that living things change over time by natural selection
Supporting the idea that natural selection explains most traits
About the idea that a trait or behavior developed to help survival and reproduction
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.