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Juquon Kinzer
Mr. Overture
PHI-240-0001
11-27-2018
How justified is Social Darwinism?
Let’s say a mother working two jobs only brings in enough money to buy a few
groceries, she has the option to either feed her kids or feed herself. The woman has two children
a 4yr old and a 5yr old, if she follows social Darwinism the right thing to do is eat the food and
let the little ones fend for themselves, is this the right thing to do? More likely than not you
answered of course not but people who justify social would say otherwise. The more reasonable
thing to do would be to feed the children first, as also seen in nature with animals such as bird,
