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Was Hitler a Darwinian? - Disputed Questions in the History of Evolutionary Theory (Hardcover, New)
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Was Hitler a Darwinian? - Disputed Questions in the History of Evolutionary Theory (Hardcover, New)
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In tracing the history of DarwinOCOs accomplishment and the
trajectory of evolutionary theory during the late nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries, most scholars agree that Darwin
introduced blind mechanism into biology, thus banishing moral
values from the understanding of nature. According to the standard
interpretation, the principle of survival of the fittest has
rendered human behavior, including moral behavior, ultimately
selfish. Few doubt that Darwinian theory, especially as construed
by the masterOCOs German disciple, Ernst Haeckel, inspired Hitler
and led to Nazi atrocities.aaaaaaaaaaaIn this collection of essays,
Robert J. Richards argues that this orthodox view is wrongheaded. A
close historical examination reveals that Darwin, in more
traditional fashion, constructed nature with a moral spine and
provided it with a goal: man as a moral creature. The book takes up
many other topicsOCoincluding the character of DarwinOCOs chief
principles of natural selection and divergence, his dispute with
Alfred Russel Wallace over manOCOs big brain, the role of language
in human development, his relationship to Herbert Spencer, how much
his views had in common with HaeckelOCOs, and the general problem
of progress in evolution. Moreover, Richards takes a forceful stand
on the timely issue of whether Darwin is to blame for HitlerOCOs
atrocities. "Was Hitler a Darwinian? "is intellectual history at
its boldest.
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