social Darwinism

English

(sciences) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.
- 1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 7:
  Night City was like a deranged experiment in social Darwinism, designed by a bored researcher who kept one thumb permanently on the fast-forward button.

theory

Chinese:
Cantonese: 社會達爾文主義／社会达尔文主义 (se⁵ wui^6-2 daat⁶ ji⁵ man⁴ zyu² ji³)

Mandarin: 社會達爾文主義／社会达尔文主义 (shèhuì Dá'ěrwén zhǔyì)
Czech: sociální darwinismus m
Dutch: sociaal darwinisme
Finnish: sosiaalidarvinismi (fi)
French: darwinisme social (fr) m
Georgian: სოციალური დარვინიზმი (socialuri darvinizmi)
German: Sozialdarwinismus (de) m
Greek: κοινωνικός δαρβινισμός (el) (koinonikós darvinismós)
Hebrew: דרוויניזם חברתי (darwinízm khevratí)
Hindi: सामाजिक तत्त्वज्ञानी (sāmājik tattvajñānī)
Hungarian: szociáldarwinizmus (hu)
Italian: darwinismo sociale m
Korean: 사회진화론(社會進化論) (sahoejinhwaron)
Polish: darwinizm społeczny (pl) m, socjodarwinizm (pl) m
Portuguese: darwinismo social m
Russian: социа́льный дарвини́зм m (sociálʹnyj darvinízm)
Spanish: darwinismo social m
Swedish: socialdarwinism c
Turkish: sosyal Darvinizm, sosyal Darvincilik

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