Full Idea
Darwin absurdly overestimates the influence of 'external circumstances'.
Gist of Idea
Darwin overestimates the influence of 'external circumstances'
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Writings from Late Notebooks [1887], 07[25])
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Writings from the Late Notebooks', ed/tr. Bittner,Rüdiger [CUP 2003], p.135
A Reaction
In some ways Nietzsche was just as bad as the Christians in his reluctance to face up to Darwin's idea. Does he really think that creatures evolve a certain way because they want to? Even fans of Nietzsche must bite the bullet of natural selection.