Question

#15 Which phrase in this passage indicates Andrew Carnegie’s support for Social Darwinism?

A. “it insures the survival of the fittest in every department”

B. “we accept . . . great inequality of environment”

C. “it is best for the race”

D. “the law [of competition] may be . . . hard for the individual”

Answer 1

Answer: A is correct.

Explanation: Darwinism says that thare is an "evolutionary law" in nature according to which the fittest survives (because of the best adaptation to its surrrounding enviroment). Of course Darwin spoke especially about species. It is German Ernst Haeckel (19th century) who is considered founder of Social Darwinism ....he transferred Darwinian theses to social sciences, human societies believing that there is an inherent law in societies that ensured that "fittest" are those who pave the future.