Mt. Spencer Thu, Aug 12, 2010 With: Bob Jones Adam Jantz Laura Molnar Vitaliy Musiyenko Sean O'Rourke Karl Fieberling Phil Donehower Ron Hudson Faith Powell Evan Rasmussen Carol Petrelli Bob Ankeney Jeff Moffat Brian French Trisha Clay Matthew Hengst David Wright		Etymology	Story	Photos / Slideshow	Maps: 1 2	Profile

"Widely influential, if self-taught British philosopher, a popularizer of evolutionary theory as far back as 1851. Coined the term 'survival of the fittest' and popularized the term 'evolution.' Had strong Lamarckian and progressivist leanings, advocating laissez-faire economics in accord with "social Darwinian" theories that actually had little to do with natural selection per se. Like Butler, he opposed Weismann and nearly abandoned natural selection in the 1890's. A member of the X-Club, and a close friend of Huxley until a feud in later years."
- Lefalophodon (online)