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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.

Authors: Ruse Michael, O'Connell Jeffrey
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pages: 71
ISBN: 9781108793803
Cover: Paperback
Edition Number: 1
Release Year: 2021

Introduction
1. Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution
2. Darwin on Morality
3. Herbert Spencer
4. Social Darwinism Triumphant
5. Rejection
6. Darwin and Spencer Redux
7. Social Darwinism Deconstructed
8. Alternative Philosophies
9. Friedrich Nietzsche
10. The Hitler Problem
11. Scientific Responsibility
12. Echoes of The Past
13. And The World Said?.

Michael Ruse is the Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science at Florida State University. His many books include Darwinism as Religion, The Philosophy of Human Evolution, and The Darwinian Revolution.

Jeffrey O'ConnellFlorida State University

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