survival of the fittest
Herbert Spencer was the early sociologist who applied the concept of evolution to societies.
Charles Darwin. Also known as Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
They didn't. What you are speaking of is called social Darwinism and it should have been called social Spencerism because Herbert Spencer mistakenly applied the theory of evolution by natural selection to social theory and thus committed the naturalistic fallacy and Lamarckism at the same time. Just because something is natural does not mean it is good and how this " superior " social class viewed hereditary was straight out of Lamarck. Darwin wanted nothing to do with this mistaken notion.
Percy L. Spencer invented the Microwave Oven
Charles Darwins religion was Unitarian same as his mothers, Unitarian is when you believe in one God and not three Gods (The Trinity) Over the course of his life he abandoned his religion and did not come back to it even on his deathbed. See description of his last hours at Link.
The phrase coined by Herbert Spencer is "survival of the fittest." This concept is often associated with the theory of social Darwinism, suggesting that societies or organisms that are the most adapted to their environment will prevail over others.
Yes, Herbert Spencer attempted to apply the theory of biological evolution to sociology by proposing that societies evolve in a similar way to organisms, with those that are better adapted to their environment surviving and progressing. He believed that social progress was achieved through competition and natural selection, a concept he termed "social Darwinism."
Herbert Spencer was born on April 27, 1820.
Herbert Spencer was the early sociologist who applied the concept of evolution to societies.
Herbert Harvey Spencer was born in 1869.
Herbert Harvey Spencer died in 1926.
The catch phrase for the concept of social Darwinism was "survival of the fittest." This phrase was coined by Herbert Spencer to describe the belief that competition and natural selection should be applied to human societies as well.
Herbert Spencer Gasser was born on July 5, 1888.
Herbert Spencer Gasser was born on July 5, 1888.
Herbert Horatio Spencer Westmacott died in 1960.
Herbert Horatio Spencer Westmacott was born in 1885.
Herbert Spencer Jennings died on 1947-04-14.