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Spencer's Societal Evolution Theory

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According to Spencer, what is the result of the process of adaptive upgrading?

Increased warfare and more militant societies

The unifying of adjoining groups

The increasing size of groups

Improved conditions for the world as a whole (correct)

What is the main idea of Spencer's ethical and political writings?

That unfit societies should be allowed to die off

That the fittest societies should survive (correct)

That society progresses through the increasing size of groups

That society regresses to warfare and more militant societies

What did Spencer believe about society?

That it regresses to warfare and more militant societies

That it progresses through the unifying of adjoining groups

That it progresses through the increasing size of groups (correct)

That it should be allowed to die off if it is unfit

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Spencer believed that society progressed through the increasing size of groups and the unifying of adjoining groups
He also believed that societies could regress to warfare and more militant societies
In his ethical and political writings, Spencer argued that the fittest societies should survive and that unfit societies should be permitted to die off
The result of this process is adaptive upgrading for the world as a whole.

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Test your knowledge on Herbert Spencer's societal evolution theory, which emphasized the progression of society through increasing group size, unification, and the survival of the fittest societies. Explore his ethical and political beliefs regarding societal fitness and adaptation.