Charles Darwin, famous for coming up with the theory of evolution after observing a variety of species around the world, did not actually coin the phrase 'survival of the fittest'.
Of course, the phrase basically sums up how most people understand the theory of evolution - the strongest survive, and the weaker ones die.
Because the phrase is so associated with evolution, people assume that Charles Darwin coined the phrase to help explain his theory - when in actuality a man by the name of Herbert Spencer came up with the phrase!
Herbert Spencer, was born in 1820 and died at the ripe age of 83, in the year 1903. He is a well known figure in the philosophy world, as well as those who study evolution - because it is said that he started writing about evolution long before Darwin did!
To read up on Herbert Spencer and some of his theories, you should click the source!
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