The basic problem underlying the views of the social Darwinist is the fundamental normative assumption that survival of the fittest means survival of the best.

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Social Darwinism misapplies the concept of "survival of the fittest" from natural selection to justify social, political, and economic inequalities, assuming that those who succeed are inherently superior, which is a normative (value-based) judgment rather than an objective fact.

The Basic Problem Underlying the Views of the Social Darwinist