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Social Darwinism (Elements in the Philosophy of Biology) by Jeffrey O'Connell, Michael Ruse is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Social Darwinism (Elements in the Philosophy of Biology) about?
This Element is a philosophical history of Social Darwinism. It begins by discussing the meaning of the term, moving then to its origins, paying particular attention to whether it is Charles Darwin or Herbert Spencer who is the true father of the idea. It gives an exposition of early thinking on the subject, covering Darwin and Spencer themselves and then on to Social Darwinism as found in American thought, with special emphasis on Andrew Carnegie, and Germany with special emphasis on Friedrich von Bernhardi. Attention is also paid to outliers, notably the Englishman Alfred Russel Wallace, the Russian Peter Kropotkin, and the German Friedrich Nietzsche. From here we move into the twentieth century looking at Adolf Hitler -- hardly a regular Social Darwinian given he did not believe in evolution -- and in the Anglophone world, Julian Huxley and Edward O. Wilson, who reflected the concerns of their society.--publisher's website
Who reads Social Darwinism (Elements in the Philosophy of Biology)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jeffrey O'Connell, Michael Ruse
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781108881401
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Sociology, Science, History Of Biology