From Darwin to Hitler : Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics and Racism in Germany.
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource (312 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1. Laying New Foundations for Ethics; 1. The Origin of Ethics and the Rise of Moral Relativism; 2. Evolutionary Progress as the Highest Good; 3. Organizing Evolutionary Ethics; 2. Devaluing Human Life; 4. The Value of Life and the Value of Death; 5. The Specter ofInferiority: Devaluing the Disabled and ""Unproductive; 6. The Science of Racial Inequality; 3. Eliminating the ""Inferior Ones; 7. Controlling Reproduction: Overturning Traditional Sexual Morality; 8. Killing the ""Unfit; 9. War and Peace 10. Racial Struggle and Extermination4. Impacts; 11. Hitler's Ethic; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index