Conclusion: A Restored Unity in the Origin of Species?

Delisle, Richard G.

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“…198–199). Balance was the idea that inspired Robert Malthus to postulate struggle as the mechanism that checks and restores population in Population Principle , and, in Richard Delisle’s opinion, Darwin’s theory would be “more about maintaining an evolutionary equilibrium than producing an evolutionary directionality” (Malthus, 1826; Delisle, 2019, p. 26).…”

Section: Hayek’s Spontaneous Ordermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Darwin’s natural order evolves through natural selection and centers on competition and struggle for survival. So far, the significance of natural selection in biological terms has been the subject of much debate, and many of Darwin’s concepts have been contested (Delisle, 2019, p. 261). The apparent consensus is that evolution is caused by complex tendencies, among which authors include drift, migration, gene flow (Fodor & Piattelli-Palmarini, 2010, p. 6), hereditary symbiosis (Sapp, 2016), random survival (Gould, 2002, pp.…”

Section: The Natural Order According To Darwinmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Also, humans participate in such spontaneous nature in the same condition, ancestrally linked to other species. There are no chasms between humans and nonhumans, but rather continuities, entanglements, and enduring associations (Delisle, 2019, p. 20; Diehm, 2014). Far from the biased individualism of socio-Darwinian interpretations, Darwin’s view allows us to recognize the mutual connections between beings.…”

Section: The Natural Order According To Darwinmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Fatal asymmetries

Sanchez

2021

Polit. life sci.

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In Descent of Man, Charles Darwin noted the impact of political institutions on natural selection. He thought that institutions such as asylums or hospitals may deter natural selection; however, he did not reach a decisive answer. Questions remain as to whether the selective impacts of political institutions, which in Darwin’s terms may be referred to as “artificial selection,” are compatible with natural selection, and if so, to what extent. This essay argues that currently there appears to be an essential mismatch between nature and political institutions. Unfitted institutions put exogenous and disproportionate pressures on living beings. This creates consequences for what is postulated as the condition of basic equivalence, which allows species and individuals to enjoy similar chances of survival under natural circumstances. Thus, contrary to Darwin’s expectations, it is sustained that assumed natural selection is not discouraged but becomes exacerbated by political institutions. In such conditions, selection becomes primarily artificial and perhaps mainly political, with consequences for species’ evolutionary future.

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Section: Hayek’s Spontaneous Ordermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Natural Order According To Darwinmentioning

confidence: 99%