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The most salient example might be that Peterson is essentially a social Darwinist, which is a very foolish position because Darwin himself was not a Social Darwinist.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2019
There isn’t a Social Darwinist bone in his body, and Ayn Rand may very well be his ideological antipode.
From Salon ● May 28, 2012
While staunchly feminist, Osterberg often expressed her vision in social Darwinist terms.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"And that is somewhat brutish, archaic, and social Darwinist."
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022
Some even accuse him, history’s most outspoken opponent of social Darwinism, of being — you guessed it — a social Darwinist.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2021
Up until then, the most famous invocation belonged to William Graham Sumner—a social Darwinist, part of the movement espousing the belief that survival of the fittest ought to apply to society as well as biology.
From Time ● Nov. 11, 2016
This week, President Obama called him a social Darwinist.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2012
