Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/008349178/catalog> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 26 of
26
with 100 items per page.
- catalog abstract ""Social Darwinism is the extension of Darwin's evolutionary ideas to human society. Over the past two centuries it has been argued that the 'fittest' in terms of physical and mental prowess are the most likely to survive and reproduce. It has also been suggested that the increasingly complex structure of human society mirrors the increasing complexity of nature. This highly original text examines whether these extensions from nature to society are justified, and considers how dangerous they may be in implying the systematic neglect - or even destruction - of the least 'fit'. It asks what, in any case, is 'fitness' as applied to human beings? It also questions whether human nature is constrained by modern society and whether people evolved as essentially competitive or collaborative."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11626571.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Social Darwinism is the extension of Darwin's evolutionary ideas to human society. Over the past two centuries it has been argued that the 'fittest' in terms of physical and mental prowess are the most likely to survive and reproduce. It has also been suggested that the increasingly complex structure of human society mirrors the increasing complexity of nature. This highly original text examines whether these extensions from nature to society are justified, and considers how dangerous they may be in implying the systematic neglect - or even destruction - of the least 'fit'. It asks what, in any case, is 'fitness' as applied to human beings? It also questions whether human nature is constrained by modern society and whether people evolved as essentially competitive or collaborative."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-129) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Unpacking 'Social Darwinism' -- 1. Social Darwinism: Problems of Direction, Purpose and Progress -- 2. Evolutionary Thought in Contemporary Sociology -- 3. Nature-Culture Dualism and Beyond -- 4. New Forms of Social Darwinism: The Bell Curve and its Implications -- 5. An Evolved Human Nature? -- 6. Social Darwinism: Towards a New Synthesis.".
- catalog extent "135 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Social Darwinism.".
- catalog identifier "0335202187 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "0335202195 (hb)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Social Darwinism.".
- catalog isPartOf "Concepts in the social sciences".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Buckingham [England] ; Philadelphia : Open University Press,".
- catalog relation "Social Darwinism.".
- catalog subject "301 21".
- catalog subject "HM631 .D53 2000".
- catalog subject "Social Darwinism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Unpacking 'Social Darwinism' -- 1. Social Darwinism: Problems of Direction, Purpose and Progress -- 2. Evolutionary Thought in Contemporary Sociology -- 3. Nature-Culture Dualism and Beyond -- 4. New Forms of Social Darwinism: The Bell Curve and its Implications -- 5. An Evolved Human Nature? -- 6. Social Darwinism: Towards a New Synthesis.".
- catalog title "Social Darwinism : linking evolutionary thought to social theory / Peter Dickens.".
- catalog type "text".