抄録
The response and development so Social Darwinism deserves to be called one of the most fruitful objects for comparative studies. The reason is that this thought was accepted into various countries and given different modifications in the late 19th century. In spite of the situation, previous studies of this field have not so far established any clear frame of reference through which we can compare different variations of Social Darwinism. This is the main reason why the present author attempted to devise a possible scheme for the comparative studies on this thought, by surveying the books of Darwin, Spencer, etc.
