From Darwin to Hitler. Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9642474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helmut Walser Smith (Vanderbilt University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 142-144 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Central European History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-9389 • E-ISSN: 1569-1616 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008938906260060 |
| OpenAlex | W2112739942 |
| Language | EN |
“Darwinism was a necessary, but not sufficient, cause for Nazi ideology.” This is the thesis of Richart Weikart's important, scholarly, controversial, but narrowly conceived book. Put more strongly, but within the parameters of Weikert's argument: No Darwin, no Hitler
Argument (complex analysis · Biology · Darwin (ADL · Darwinism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Eugenics · Ideology · Nazi Germany · Nazism · Political science · Politics · Racism · Social Darwinism · Sociology · Theology · Engineering · Law · Medical History and Research · Philosophy · Race, Genetics, and Society
| Highly cited | No |
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