Was Hitler a Darwinian? : disputed questions in the history of evolutionary theory /

Richards, Robert J. 1942-

Was Hitler a Darwinian? : disputed questions in the history of evolutionary theory / Robert J. Richards. - Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Darwin's theory of natural selection and its moral purpose -- Appendix 1: the logic of Darwin's long argument -- Appendix 2: the historical ontology and location of scientific theories -- Darwin's principle of divergence: why Fodor was almost right -- Darwin's romantic quest: mind, morals, and emotions -- Appendix: assessment of Darwin's moral theory -- The relation of Spencer's evolutionary theory to Darwin's -- Ernst Haeckel's scientific and artistic struggles -- Haeckel's embryos: fraud not proven -- The linguistic creation of man: August Schleicher and the missing link in Darwinian theory -- Was Hitler a Darwinian?



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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 --Ethics.


Evolution (Biology)--History.
Human evolution--Moral and ethical aspects.


Electronic Books.

QH361 / .W374 2013