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Evolutionism vs Diffusionism - What's the difference?

evolutionism | diffusionism |

As nouns the difference between evolutionism and diffusionism

is that evolutionism is any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms while diffusionism is the belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West.

evolutionism

English

(wikipedia evolutionism)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
  • (uncountable) The advocacy of Darwinian evolution by natural selection (Darwinism).

    • Derived terms

    * creationary evolutionism * cultural evolutionism * social evolutionism * sociocultural evolutionism

    Related terms

    * evolutionist * evolutionistic * evolutionistically

    diffusionism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West.

    • Related terms

    * diffusionist