Descent of Darwin : the Popularization of Darwinism in Germany, 1860-1914.

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In Germany, more than anywhere else, Darwinism was a sensational success. Setting his analysis against the background of popular science, Kelly follows popular Darwinism as it permeated education, religion, politics, and social thought in Germany. He explains how the popularizers changed Darwin'...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kelly, Alfred
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 1981.
Subjects:
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882
1800-1899
Philosophy, German > 19th century.
Social Darwinism > Germany > History.
Philosophie allemande > 19e siècle.
Darwinisme social > Allemagne > Histoire.
REFERENCE > Questions & Answers.
Intellectual life.
Philosophy, German.
Social Darwinism.
Germany > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Allemagne > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle.
Germany.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; CHAPTER 1 The Question of Popularization; CHAPTER 2 Darwinism and the Popular Science Tradition; CHAPTER 3 Erotic Monism-The Climax of Popular Darwinism; CHAPTER 4 Darwinism and the Schools; CHAPTER 5 The Holiness of Science; CHAPTER 6 Social Darwinism and the Popularizers; CHAPTER 7 Darwin, Marx, and the German Workers; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z

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