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Darwinism Implications of Darwinism: Darwinism, Survival of the Fittest, Natural Selection

Fazlur Rahman

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1809 witnessed the birth of two extra-ordinary personalities, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) and Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Each was destined to gain pre-eminence in his career. Among all born in the 19th century, none, apart from Karl Marx, did as much as Darwin. With his theory of evolution, he introduced new dimensions of ‘thought process’ and tried to challenge the conventional way and thus provided a new window for future research (Downs, 1956). ‘Darwinism’ is a concept as firmly fixed in the Western mind as Marxism, Malthusianism, and Machiavellianism, probably because the Western mind is already been brought into a receptive state (Nadawi, 1976).

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1809 witnessed the birth of two extra-ordinary personalities, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) and Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Each was destined to gain pre-eminence in his career. Among all born in the 19th century, none, apart from Karl Marx, did as much as Darwin. With his theory of evolution, he introduced new dimensions of ‘thought process’ and tried to challenge the conventional way and thus provided a new window for future research (Downs, 1956). ‘Darwinism’ is a concept as firmly fixed in the Western mind as Marxism, Malthusianism, and Machiavellianism, probably because the Western mind is already been brought into a receptive state (Nadawi, 1976).

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1809 witnessed the birth of two extra-ordinary personalities, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) and Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Each was destined to gain pre-eminence in his career. Among all born in the 19th century, none, apart from Karl Marx, did as much as Darwin. With his theory of evolution, he introduced new dimensions of ‘thought process’ and tried to challenge the conventional way and thus provided a new window for future research (Downs, 1956). ‘Darwinism’ is a concept as firmly fixed in the Western mind as Marxism, Malthusianism, and Machiavellianism, probably because the Western mind is already been brought into a receptive state (Nadawi, 1976).

Key concepts: Darwinism, Survival of the fittest, Natural selection, Social Darwinism, Philosophy, Darwin (ADL), Charles darwin, Epistemology

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