Darwinism
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Summary
Darwinism is a philosophical schools and traditions[1]. Darwinism draws 5,632 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical schools and traditions category, ranking #8 of 63).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Charles Darwin[3]
- Instance of: theory of evolution[4]
- Named after: Charles Darwin[5]
- Subclass of: evolutionism[6]
- Commons category: Darwinism[7]
- Opposite of: Lamarckism[8]
- Publication date: November 24, 1859[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Darwinism[10]
- Facet of: evolutionary biology[11]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
- Different from: Darwinizm[15]
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Influence
Things named for Darwinism include social Darwinism[16], an ideology[17]; Neo-Darwinism[18], a theory of evolution[19]; universal Darwinism[20]; quantum Darwinism[21], a physical theory[22]; and neural Darwinism[23], an action theory[24], written by Gerald Edelman[25].
Why It Matters
Darwinism has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Darwinism is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for Darwinism include social Darwinism[16], an ideology[17]; Neo-Darwinism[18], a theory of evolution[19]; universal Darwinism[20]; quantum Darwinism[21], a physical theory[22]; and neural Darwinism[23], an action theory[24], written by Gerald Edelman[25].