Describes the influence the theories of evolution had on social philosophy and concludes that man's fate in society is not biologically determined
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Tracing the impact of Darwin on thinkers throughout the gilded Age and the Progressive era, 'Social Darwinism' shows how a politically neutral scientific theory has been adapted with skillful rhetoric to contradictory purposes.
About the Author:
Richard Hofstadter (1916-1970) was a Dewitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University and author of many books. He was awarded Pulitzer Prizes for The Age of Reform and Anti-Intellectualism in American Life.
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- PublisherGeorge Braziller
- Publication date1959
- ISBN 10 0807600792
- ISBN 13 9780807600795
- BindingHardcover
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