Can survival of the fittest be fair?
2007-10-11 12:27:45 · 6 answers · asked by Yamaoha 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
survival of the fittest is about survival of the fittest...not fairness.
2007-10-11 20:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Deeply philosophical question. If by "fair" you mean 'is it in line with the particular moral code you hold', then yes it can be fair, if you believe in the acceptability of extreme laissez-faire geo-politics. If, though, you believe that there should be a degree of intervention by (either) the powerful nations in the world, or the nations acting in alliance together, then the existance of nations being in danger of not surviving is morally repugnant.
2007-10-11 19:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by hallam_blue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was thinking about that on another scale earlier.
When a nation depletes its agricultural capabilities with overpopulation and receives foreign aid to feed its still growing population, what could the results be? Are they better off without artifical aid?
2007-10-11 19:35:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do people realize that 'fitness' in the Darwinian sense means the ability to reproduce? - some of the most developed countries in the world today are actually the least 'fit'.
2007-10-11 19:46:57 · answer #4 · answered by celvin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are talking then of unfettered capitalism?
2007-10-11 22:15:53 · answer #5 · answered by gortamor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who said it had to be fair?
2007-10-11 19:32:23 · answer #6 · answered by t3h2 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋