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What aspect of humanity did Spencer also apply evolution to?

  • Human mind

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Human mind. Drawing inspiration from Darwin's revolutionary theory, Herbert Spencer posited that the human mind, just like biological traits, evolves over time through a process of natural selection. He proposed that mental faculties, such as intelligence, emotions, and morality, have undergone a gradual process of adaptive change and refinement throughout human history, leading to the complexity and diversity of human cognition and behavior we observe today.
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