Social Darwinism Social Darwinism is a term created in the late nineteenth century. Its main idea was that humans, just like animals and plants, compete for existence in which natural selection comes into play for “survival of the fittest.” Social Darwinists base their beliefs on theories of evolution developed by British naturalist Charles Darwin. Some social Darwinists believe that governments should not interfere with human competition by trying to regulate the economy or cure social …showed first 75 words of 1147 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1147 total…the same right to life as other human beings. Competition is a our savage beatings, its our dominance among others. Our competitions (power, money, social status) are there to show dominance, to show we are better in some way than another person or group. Society is meant to behave in a manner that benefits the entire human civilization and recognizes the inalienable rights of every human being to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.