According to Huxley, "There Is Another Fallacy Which Appears to Me

question 68

Multiple Choice

According to Huxley, "There is another fallacy which appears to me to pervade the so-called 'ethics of evolution.' It is the notion that because, on the whole, animals and plants have advanced in perfection of organization by means of the struggle for existence and the consequent 'survival of the fittest'; therefore men in society, men as _______________, must look to the same process to help them towards perfection."

• A) organizations
• B) ethical beings
• C) rational beings
• D) atypical objects

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Definitions:

Increases

The act or process of becoming larger or greater in size, amount, number, or degree.

Susceptible to Erosion

A condition describing materials or landscapes that are easily worn away or removed by the action of water, wind, ice, or human activities.

Bedrock

Solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.

Turbulent Part

A section or aspect of a fluid flow characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity.