Herbert Spencer
A follower of Darwin who coined the phrase 'survival of the fittest' and believed in self-preservation as a primary drive, a notion Nietzsche misattributes to Darwin.
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Michael Malice: Totalitarianism and Anarchy | Lex Fridman Podcast #200
Lex Fridman
Coined "survival of the fittest" and wrote "The Right to Ignore the State," which was considered for The Anarchist Handbook despite him not being an anarchist.

NIETZSCHE: The Will to Power
Eternalised
A follower of Darwin who coined the phrase 'survival of the fittest' and believed in self-preservation as a primary drive, a notion Nietzsche misattributes to Darwin.

Stanford Robotics Seminar ENGR319 | Spring 2026 | Mechanical Intelligence in Locomotion
Stanford Online
Philosopher mentioned in the context of the origin of biodiversity and the hypothesis that each morphology is suited for a specific environment.