Social Darwinism in American Thought examines the overall influence
of Darwin on American social theory and the notable battle waged
among thinkers over the implications of evolutionary theory for
social thought and political action. Theorists such as Herbert
Spencer and William Graham Sumner adopted the idea of the struggle
for existence as justification for the evils--as well as the
benefits--of laissez-faire modern industrial society. Others, such
as William James and John Dewey, argued that human planning was
needed to direct social development and improve on the natural
order. Hofstadter's classic study of the ramifications of Darwinism
is a major analysis of the social philosophies that animated
intellectual movements of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era.
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