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- shehrose...
Much clearer, though I’m just quoting you with the “best fit” part, hence my confusion. And I would add that Darwin’s 5th edition change in response to Herbert Spencer’s commentary (“survival of the fittest”) only has to do with reproductive fitness. Not all kinds of fitness.... - Jay Williams...
The phrase “survival of the fittest” was not originally coined by Charles Darwin. It was introduced by Herbert Spencer in 1864, after reading Darwin’s work. Spencer used “fittest” to mean best suited to the environment, not strongest, fastest, or most aggressive.... - Jay Williams...
The phrase “survival of the fittest” was not originally coined by Charles Darwin. It was introduced by Herbert Spencer in 1864, after reading Darwin’s work. Spencer used “fittest” to mean best suited to the environment, not strongest, fastest, or most aggressive.... What does the West owe to Christianity and Islam?: Complexity historians
The monk who smuggled numerals In 976, al-Khwarizmi’s work on Hindu-Arabic numerals reached a Catalan monastery through Gerbert of Aurillac, a monk who had studied in Islamic Iberia. Gerbert became Pope Sylvester II.... What does the West owe to Christianity and Islam?: Secular critics
Three hundred and fifty-nine years Galileo spent his last nine years under house arrest for describing what he saw through a telescope. The institution that confined him did not formally acknowledge he was right until 1992. That is not a footnote in the debt story.... What does the West owe to Christianity and Islam?: The Story
The surgeon who doesn’t know In 1088, students in Bologna organized themselves into a universitas — a legal corporation with elected rectors and the right to grant degrees. The model spread to Paris, Oxford, Cambridge. Every one was a Church institution. The faculty were clergy.... - shehrose...
Good call Jay. This reminds me that apparently Darwin mentions the word "love" 95 times in his book The Descent of Man in contrast "survival of the fittest" (twice) in the same work; once to apologize for saying it....