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{{Short description|Derogatory term for the theory of evolution}} | {{Short description|Derogatory term for the theory of evolution}} | ||
{{About|the term|the field/s of study|Evolutionary biology#Subfields}} | {{About|the term|the field/s of study|Evolutionary biology#Subfields}} | ||
[[File:Charles_Darwin_1880.jpg | thumb | right | alt=Monochrome photo of Charles Darwin, he appears to be an older middle aged man with a neutral expression, light skin, wrinkles under his deep set but fairly wide open eyes, and a chest length white beard extending up to his temples. He is wearing a hat with a rounded top, a medium width brim and a cloth band, his shoulders which are the only part of his body beyond head in frame seem are covered by a dark, apparently black, top of unclear cut. The background behind him is non-descript, possibly a plaster wall | Charles Darwin, whose On the Origin of Species introduced the theory of evolution to society at large, photographed in 1881]] | [[File:Charles_Darwin_1880.jpg | thumb | right | alt=Monochrome photo of Charles Darwin, he appears to be an older middle aged man with a neutral expression, light skin, wrinkles under his deep set but fairly wide open eyes, and a chest length white beard extending up to his temples. He is wearing a hat with a rounded top, a medium width brim and a cloth band, his shoulders which are the only part of his body beyond head in frame seem are covered by a dark, apparently black, top of unclear cut. The background behind him is non-descript, possibly a plaster wall | [[Charles Darwin]], whose ''[[On the Origin of Species]]'' introduced the theory of evolution to society at large, photographed in 1881]] | ||
'''Evolutionism''' is a term used (often derogatorily) to denote the [[theory of evolution]]. Its exact meaning has changed over time as the study of evolution has progressed. In the 19th century, it was used to describe the belief that organisms deliberately improved themselves through progressive inherited change ([[orthogenesis]]).<ref name="isbn0-550-11000-3" /><ref>{{cite book | last=Carneiro | first=Robert, L. | title=Evolutionism in cultural anthropology : a critical history | publisher=Westview Press | location=Cambridge, MA | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-8133-3766-1 | pages=2–3}}</ref> The [[teleological]] belief went on to include [[cultural evolution]] and [[Sociocultural evolution|social evolution]].<ref name="isbn0-550-11000-3">{{cite book |author1=Allen, R. T. |author2=Allen, Robert W. |title=Chambers encyclopedic English dictionary |publisher=Chambers |location=Edinburgh |year=1994 |page=438 |isbn=978-0-550-11000-8 |quote=a widely held 19c belief that organisms were intrinsically bound to improve themselves, that changes were progressive, and that acquired characters could be transmitted genetically. The belief was also extended to cultures and societies, and to living organisms. }}</ref> In the 1970s, the term "Neo-Evolutionism" was used to describe the idea that "human beings sought to preserve a familiar style of life unless change was forced on them by factors that were beyond their control."<ref>[[Bruce Trigger|Trigger, Bruce]] (1986) ''A History of Archeological Thought'' Cambridge University Press pg 290</ref> | '''Evolutionism''' is a term used (often derogatorily) to denote the [[theory of evolution]]. Its exact meaning has changed over time as the study of evolution has progressed. In the 19th century, it was used to describe the belief that organisms deliberately improved themselves through progressive inherited change ([[orthogenesis]]).<ref name="isbn0-550-11000-3" /><ref>{{cite book | last=Carneiro | first=Robert, L. | title=Evolutionism in cultural anthropology : a critical history | publisher=Westview Press | location=Cambridge, MA | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-8133-3766-1 | pages=2–3}}</ref> The [[teleological]] belief went on to include [[cultural evolution]] and [[Sociocultural evolution|social evolution]].<ref name="isbn0-550-11000-3">{{cite book |author1=Allen, R. T. |author2=Allen, Robert W. |title=Chambers encyclopedic English dictionary |publisher=Chambers |location=Edinburgh |year=1994 |page=438 |isbn=978-0-550-11000-8 |quote=a widely held 19c belief that organisms were intrinsically bound to improve themselves, that changes were progressive, and that acquired characters could be transmitted genetically. The belief was also extended to cultures and societies, and to living organisms. }}</ref> In the 1970s, the term "Neo-Evolutionism" was used to describe the idea that "human beings sought to preserve a familiar style of life unless change was forced on them by factors that were beyond their control."<ref>[[Bruce Trigger|Trigger, Bruce]] (1986) ''A History of Archeological Thought'' Cambridge University Press pg 290</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Biological evolution]] | [[Category:Biological evolution]] | ||
[[Category:Biology theories]] | [[Category:Biology theories]] | ||
[[Category:Creationism]] | |||