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It was never survival of the fittest- it is survival of the most adapted to a situation. If the situation rewards kindness- survival of the kindest- if the situ
by Pica_soO 10y ago
It was never survival of the fittest- it is survival of the most adapted to a situation. If the situation rewards kindness- survival of the kindest- if the situation rewards being a heartless, survival of the heartless. If the situation is constantly fluctuating, survival of the system swinging between the both, by adapting to environmental clues.
Can we please let go of 1930 evolution papers wording and thinking and move on?
- rfrey 10y ago"It was never survival of the fittest- it is survival of the most adapted to a situation" Isn't that exactly what "fittest" means? First definition from Oxford: "of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose."
- prof_hobart 10y agoIt's one of the meanings, and presumably the one that was in mind when the term was coined. But an awful lot of people seem to take it to mean the other sense - "in good health, especially because of regular physical exercise", and extrapolate that out to mean that it's always the strongest/fastest etc that survive.
- visarga 10y agoIt was never survival of the fittest individual - it is survival of the fittest group, family, village and nation. So it implies caring or altruism.