Political Descent : Malthus, Mutualism, and the Politics of Evolution in Victorian England /

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Historians of science have long noted the influence of the nineteenth-century political economist Thomas Robert Malthus on Charles Darwin. In a bold move, Piers J. Hale contends that this focus on Malthus and his effect on Darwin's evolutionary thought neglects a strong anti-Malthusian traditio...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hale, Piers J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Temas:
Evolution (Biology) and the social sciences > England > History > 19th century.
Evolution (Biology) > Political aspects.
Malthusianism > Political aspects.
Mutualism > England > History > 19th century.
Political science > England > History > 19th century.
Social Darwinism > Political aspects.
Social evolution > Political aspects.
SCIENCE / General.
politics, political, mutualism, evolution, victorian england, victorianism, history, science, historical, 19th century, europe, english, british, economics, economist, charles darwin, thomas robert malthus, demography, population growth, intellectualism, origin of species, 1832 reform act, jean baptiste lamarck, naturalism, refutation, debate, hostility, society, cultural studies, biology, darwinian, darwinism, morality, ethics, meaning, culture.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: The Politics of Evolution
  • 1. Every Cheating Tradesman: The Political Economy of Natural Selection
  • 2. A Very Social Darwinist: Herbert Spencer's Lamarckian Radicalism
  • 3. A Liberal Descent: Charles Darwin and the Evolution of Ethics
  • 4. Liberals and Socialists: The Politics of Evolution in Victorian England
  • 5. Malthus or Mutualism? Huxley, Kropotkin, and the Moral Meaning of Darwinism
  • 6. Of Mice and Men: Malthus, Weismann, and the Future of Socialism
  • 7. Fear of Falling: Evolutionary Degeneration and the Politics of Panmixia
  • Conclusion: Political Descent: Anticipations of the Twentieth Century and Beyond
  • Afterword: Engaging the Present
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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