Arguments in Favor of Social Darwinism Social Darwinism is the use of Darwin's theory of evolution on social problems of society. ... Herbert Spencer, the "father of social Darwinism", was a philosopher and scientist who developed his own theory, "the survival of the fittest". ... Spencer, and many others, believed the arguments in Favor of Social Darwinism white Anglo-Saxons were the fittest since they were the most civilized and wealthiest of societies. ... Social Darwinism also encouraged larger military and foreign expansion, thinking only the fittest country could survive. ... Thro...

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