{"product_id":"social-darwinism-paperback-9781108793803","title":"Social Darwinism (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108793803","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSocial Darwinism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Element is a philosophical history of Social Darwinism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeffrey O'Connell (Author), Michael Ruse (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108793803, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 April 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e75 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm, 0.13 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution\u003cbr\u003e 2. Darwin on Morality\u003cbr\u003e 3. Herbert Spencer\u003cbr\u003e 4. Social Darwinism Triumphant\u003cbr\u003e 5. Rejection\u003cbr\u003e 6. Darwin and Spencer Redux\u003cbr\u003e 7. Social Darwinism Deconstructed\u003cbr\u003e 8. Alternative Philosophies\u003cbr\u003e 9. Friedrich Nietzsche\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Hitler Problem\u003cbr\u003e 11. Scientific Responsibility\u003cbr\u003e 12. Echoes of The Past\u003cbr\u003e 13. And The World Said?.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20philosophy%20%5BHPX%5D%22\"\u003eHPX\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e], Humanities [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Humanities\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Humanities%20%5BH%5D%22\"\u003eH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004452655384,"sku":"9781108793803","price":17.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108793803i_dd658514-9037-4659-9112-3fd1a1f9bed0.jpg?v=1696719533","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/social-darwinism-paperback-9781108793803","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}