Darwinism

theory of biological evolution driven by natural selection
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Darwinism

Summary

Darwinism is a philosophical schools and traditions[1]. Darwinism draws 1,951 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_schools_and_traditions category, ranking #8 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • Darwinism is credited with the discovery of Charles Darwin[3].
  • Darwinism's instance of is recorded as philosophical schools and traditions[4].
  • Darwinism's instance of is recorded as theory of evolution[5].
  • Charles Darwin is named after Darwinism[6].
  • Darwinism is a type of evolutionism[7].
  • Darwinism's Commons category is recorded as Darwinism[8].
  • Darwinism is the opposite of Lamarckism[9].
  • Darwinism was published on November 24, 1859[10].
  • Darwinism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Darwinism[11].
  • Darwinism's facet of is recorded as evolutionary biology[12].
  • Darwinism's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
  • Darwinism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • Darwinism's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Darwinism's different from is recorded as Darwinizm[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include philosophical schools and traditions[4] and theory of evolution[5]. Darwinism is a type of evolutionism[7]. Darwinism is the opposite of Lamarckism[9].

Origins

Charles Darwin is named after Darwinism[6].

Influence

Things named for Darwinism include social Darwinism[17], an ideology[18]; Neo-Darwinism[19], a theory of evolution[20]; quantum Darwinism[21], a physical theory[22]; universal Darwinism[23]; and neural Darwinism[24], an action theory[25], written by Gerald Edelman[26].

Why It Matters

Darwinism draws 1,951 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_schools_and_traditions category, ranking #8 of 63).[2] Darwinism has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Darwinism is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for Darwinism include social Darwinism[17], an ideology[18]; Neo-Darwinism[19], a theory of evolution[20]; quantum Darwinism[21], a physical theory[22]; universal Darwinism[23]; and neural Darwinism[24], an action theory[25], written by Gerald Edelman[26].

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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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