Question

What was contributed by Herbert Spencer and Charles Darwin towards biological evolution and understanding of human origins?

Answer 1

1. Herbert Spencer’s theory on biological evolution and Charles Darwin’s concepts of Natural % selection and Survival of the fittest contributed to the scientific understanding of human origin.
2. According to Herbert Spencer, in biological evolution, only those creations survive in the struggle for existence who are able to make effective adjustments with changing – circumstances.
3. Charles Darwin published books on ‘The Origin of Species’ in 1859 and, “The Descent of Man” in 1871.
4. Natural selection means the processes by which organisms that are better adapted to their ‘ environment would survive and produce more offspring.
5. Survival of the fittest means survival of the form that will leave the most copies of itself in successive generations.