Difference between revisions of "Darwinism"
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'''Darwinism''' "is the doctrine that all living things are biological descendants of [[common ancestors]] that have been modified by [[unguided variations]] and [[natural selection]]." [http://www.evolutionnews.org/2009/01/art_as_lust015681.html] | '''Darwinism''' "is the doctrine that all living things are biological descendants of [[common ancestors]] that have been modified by [[unguided variations]] and [[natural selection]]." [http://www.evolutionnews.org/2009/01/art_as_lust015681.html] | ||
| − | It is named for the nineteenth-century English naturalist [[Charles Darwin]], who held that [[natural selection]] in combination with | + | It is named for the nineteenth-century English naturalist [[Charles Darwin]], who held that [[natural selection]] in combination with sucessful [[mutation]] is the directive or creative force of [[evolution]].<ref>http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Darwinism</ref> |
The [[theory of natural selection]] is one of two major evolutionary theories advanced by Darwin, the other being the [[theory of descent with modification]].<ref>http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Darwinism</ref> | The [[theory of natural selection]] is one of two major evolutionary theories advanced by Darwin, the other being the [[theory of descent with modification]].<ref>http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Darwinism</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:58, February 10, 2012
Darwinism "is the doctrine that all living things are biological descendants of common ancestors that have been modified by unguided variations and natural selection." [1]
It is named for the nineteenth-century English naturalist Charles Darwin, who held that natural selection in combination with sucessful mutation is the directive or creative force of evolution.[1]
The theory of natural selection is one of two major evolutionary theories advanced by Darwin, the other being the theory of descent with modification.[2]
A popular documentary, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, aptly described how Adolf Hitler followed Darwin's ideas to their logical conclusion: the wholesale slaughter of millions of people.
The modern version of the theory of evolution, based on Darwin's original theory, is sometimes called "Neo-Darwinism".