Darwinistic
Fittest-survive thinking
Darwinistic describes ideas, attitudes, or practices based on Darwin's theory of evolution, particularly when applied beyond biology to social or economic contexts.
The term often carries negative connotations, suggesting a harsh "survival of the fittest" mentality that justifies ruthless competition or inequality.
The company's Darwinistic approach to layoffs left employees constantly anxious about their jobs.
It overlaps with Social Darwinism but can apply more broadly to any competitive framework seen as coldly naturalistic.
Differential reproductive success
- survival of the fittestAdaptive advantage perpetuates species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- fitnessGood physical shape
- speciationFormation of distinct species
variation · mutation · inheritance · genetic drift · reproductive success · heritability · common ancestor · phenotype
Controlled human reproduction theory
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
- survival of the fittestAdaptive advantage perpetuates species
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
elitism · determinism · natural order · superiority · selective breeding · sociobiology · Victorian era · discredited
Lacking any compassion
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- dog-eat-dogRuthlessly self-interested competition
- competitive advantageFactor enabling market outperformance
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
dominance · struggle · zero-sum · market forces · meritocracy · outcompete · predatory · aggressive
natural selection
Differential reproductive success
- survival of the fittestAdaptive advantage perpetuates species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- fitnessGood physical shape
speciation · variation · mutation · inheritance · genetic drift · reproductive success · heritability · common ancestor · phenotype · genotype
eugenics
Controlled human reproduction theory
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
- survival of the fittestAdaptive advantage perpetuates species
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
inequality · elitism · determinism · natural order · superiority · selective breeding · sociobiology · Victorian era · discredited · ideological
ruthless
Lacking any compassion
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- dog-eat-dogRuthlessly self-interested competition
- competitive advantageFactor enabling market outperformance
elimination · dominance · struggle · zero-sum · market forces · meritocracy · outcompete · predatory · aggressive · survival instinct
Darwinisticcreationist
Origins-by-design proponent
intelligent design · Lamarckian · divine creation · teleological · fundamentalist
Darwinisticegalitarian
Equality principle supporter
cooperative · mutualistic · communitarian · altruistic · collectivist