with the views of a contemporary biologist by the name of Darwin,
but more specifically to Darwin's theory of natural selection. It was Spencer's belief that
societies would naturally dispose of "unfit" social patterns. Consequently, this would
reinforce "fit" social patterns in a naturally progressive manner that would ultimately
benefit society. This method of understanding social patterns is termed Social Darwinism.
One can find a good portion of Spencer's theories applied towards arguments concerning
the economic freedoms of capitalism and the role that governments may have in
regulating those freedoms. Spencer conceived the notion that the least amo
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