From darwin to hitler: evolutionary ethics, eugenics and racism in germany
Auteur :
Weikart, R.
Éditeur :
Palgrave USA
ISBN :
9781403972019
Date de publication :
20 avr. 2006
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
419 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this work, Richard Weikart explains the revolutionary impact Darwinism had on ethics and morality. He demonstrates that many leading Darwinian biologists and social thinkers in Germany believed that Darwinism overturned traditional Judeo-Christian and Enlightenment ethics, especially the view that human life is sacred.