Author: Richard Hofstadter Year: 1955 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Politics, Non Fiction, Philosophy
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Social Darwinism in American Thought portrays the overall influence of Darwin on American social theory & the notable battle waged among thinkers over the implications of evolutionary theory for social thought & political action. Theorists such as Herbert Spencer & Wm Graham Sumner adopted the idea of the struggle for existence as justification for the evils as well as the benefits of laissez-faire modern industrial society. Others such as Wm James & John Dewey argued that human planning was needed to direct social development & improve upon the natural order. Hofstadter's study of the ramifications of Darwinism is a major analysis of the social philosophies that animated intellectual movements of the Gilded Age & the Progressive Era. Introduction Author's Note Author's Introduction The Coming of Darwinism The Vogue of Spencer William Graham Sumner: Social Darwinist Lester Ward: Critic Evolution, Ethics & Society The Dissenters The Current of Pragmatism Trends in Social Theory, 1890-1915 Racism & Imperialism Conclusion Bibliography Notes Index
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