Charles darwin and the problem of evolutionary progress

According to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, evolutionary progress (interpreted as morpho-physiological progress or arogenesis in recent terminology) is one of the logical results of natural selection. At the same time, natural selection does not possess any factors especially promoting evolutionary progress. Darwin emphasized that the pattern of evolutionary changes depends more on organism nature than the pattern of environmental changes. Arogenesis specificity is determined by the organization of rigid biological systems: integral organisms. Advancing development is determined by fundamental features of living organisms: metabolism and homeostasis. The concept of social Darwinism differs fundamentally from Darwin’s ideas about the most important role of social instincts in the progress of mankind. Competition and selection play a secondary role in the sociocultural progress of human society.