charles darwin first used the phrase "survival of the fittest".
charles darwin first used the phrase "survival of the fittest".
who first used the phrase "survival of the fittest"?
charles darwin
for darwin and his contemporaries, natural selection was in essence synonymous with evolution by natural selection. after the publication of "on the origin of species", educated people generally accepted that evolution had occurred in some form. however, natural selection remained controversial as a mechanism, partly because it was perceived to be too weak to explain the range of observed characteristics of living organisms, and partly because even supporters of evolution balked at its "unguided" and non-progressive nature, a response that has been characterised as the single most significant impediment to the idea's acceptance. however, some thinkers enthusiastically embraced natural selection; after reading darwin, herbert spencer introduced the phrase "survival of the fittest", which became a popular summary of the theory. the fifth edition of "on the origin of species" published in 1869 included spencer's phrase as an alternative to natural selection, with credit given: "but the expression often used by mr. herbert spencer of the survival of the fittest is more accurate, and is sometimes equally convenient." although the phrase is still often used by non-biologists, modern biologists avoid it because it is tautological if "fittest" is read to mean "functionally superior" and is applied to individuals rather than considered as an averaged quantity over populations.
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survival of the fittest is a metaphor related to the biological theory of evolution.









































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bullet::::- "survival of the fittest" (novel), by jonathan kellerman, 1997









































bullet::::- "survival of the fittest", a book by mike stroud, 1998









































bullet::::- "survival of the fittest", a book in the hardy boys casefile series, 1997









































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bullet::::- "survival of the fittest" (the headhunters album), 1975









































bullet::::- "survival of the fittest live", a live album, or the title song, by the amboy dukes, 1971
survival of the fittest (disambiguation)