ultra-darwinism
ultra-darwinism is the alternative letter-case form of ultra-Darwinism.
Noun capitalized: ultra-Darwinism
ultra-Darwinism (uncountable)
- A belief system based heavily on Darwinism and evolutionism. Believers in it see Charles Darwin's work as vital, even all-encompassing, and usually see atheism as an implication of evolution.
- "On the one hand, we can embrace restrictive naturalism, and ultra-Darwinism, the no-nonsense, hard-nosed stance that accepts the limits of naturalistic explanation no matter the consequences, even if they include incoherence, rabid scepticism and the undermining of science."2011 June 24, Conor Cunningham, “Richard Dawkins the Neanderthal, and Darwin's pious idea”, in ABC News
- "Dawkins was a strong advocate of what became known as ultra-Darwinism, which (as a caricature at least) attempted to explain all of evolution with respect to genes."2017 April 17, Phil Madgwick, “Totalitarian Genesmanship I: on Superman’s sperm-count”, in Medium, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2019
Forms of ultra-darwinism
| alternative form | ultraDarwinism |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ultra-darwinism |
| alternative form | ultradarwinism |
Origin of ultra-darwinism
From ultra- + Darwinism. Coined by Stephen Jay Gould.
Questions about ultra-darwinism
- What does ultra-darwinism mean?
- Ultra-darwinism means a belief system based heavily on Darwinism and evolutionism. Believers in it see Charles Darwin's work as vital, even all-encompassing, and usually see atheism as an implication of evolution.
- What is ultra-darwinism the alternative letter-case form of?
- Ultra-darwinism is the alternative letter-case form of ultra-Darwinism.
- What part of speech is ultra-darwinism?
- Ultra-darwinism is a noun.
Words near ultra-darwinism in the dictionary
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