Social Darwinism in American Thought, 1860-1915 (e-bog) af Hofstadter, Richard
Hofstadter, Richard (forfatter)

Social Darwinism in American Thought, 1860-1915 e-bog

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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 evilsas well as the benefitsof ...
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Forfattere Hofstadter, Richard (forfatter)
Udgivet 31 januar 2017
Længde 208 sider
Genrer History of the Americas
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781512816976
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 evilsas well as the benefitsof 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.