Darwin did not coin ‘survival of the fittest’; his 1869 Origin credits Herbert Spencer
Alfred Russel Wallace urged the switch in a July 1866 letter. Darwin agreed within three days, but the phrase only reached the Origin's fifth edition in 1869.
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Alfred Russel Wallace urged the switch in a July 1866 letter. Darwin agreed within three days, but the phrase only reached the Origin's fifth edition in 1869.
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