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Analogies and parallels exist between Charles Darwin's evolutionary model of natural selection and Adam Smith's capitalist economy. In studying both systems -- one the law of the wild, the other a system imposed by humanity -- we can see how similar they are in their mechanisms, despite their applications to completely different settings. Not surprisingly, therefore, Smith's capitalist system brings human society closer than ever to the brutal characteristics of the natural world, the same characteristics from which the "enlightened" society of Smith's time had fought to free itself.
Similar Principles of the Natural and Economic Environments
By examining Darwin's theories of evolution, which explain the process by which the phenomenon of evolution occurs, we get a grasp of a broad picture of the natural world with all its relationships and dynamics. Likewise, Adam Smith explains the economic world of Laissez-Faire capitalism in abstract, holistic terms, creating a general picture of its components. In studying both systems---one, the law of the wild, and the other, a system imposed by humanity---we can see how similar they are in their mechanisms, despite the fact that they apply to completely different settings. Therefore it is no surprise that Smith's capitalist system brings human society closer than ever to the brutal characteristics of the natural world, the same characteristics from which the 'enlightened' society of Smith's time had been fighting.....
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