lamarckian

Speech parts

1. lamarckian - Noun

2. lamarckian - Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to, or involved in, the doctrines of Lamarckianism.

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Cultural evolution is Lamarckian and very fast, whereas biological evolution is Darwinian and usually very slow. E. O. Wilson

Because it is... far slower than Lamarckian evolution, biological evolution is always quickly outrun by cultural change. E. O. Wilson

Lamarckian theories Source: Internet

Cultural memes will have the characteristic of Lamarckian inheritance when a host aspires to replicate the given meme through inference rather than by exactly copying it. Source: Internet

And On the Genealogy of Morality presents Lamarckian response to Ree—attacking Ree’s and Spencer’s assertions that morality is about fitness and usefulness, Nietzsche holds forth that it is about power. Source: Internet

Spencer supported laissez-faire capitalism on the basis of his Lamarckian belief that struggle for survival spurred self-improvement which could be inherited. Source: Internet

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