Political descent : Malthus, mutualism, and the politics of evolution in Victorian England /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hale, Piers J. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Malthus, T. R. > (Thomas Robert), > 1766-1834 > Influence. Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de, > 1744-1829 > Influence. Social evolution > Political aspects. Evolution (Biology) and the social sciences > England > History > 19th century. Political science > England > History > 19th century. Social Darwinism > Political aspects. Evolution (Biology) > Political aspects. Malthusianism > Political aspects. Mutualism > England > History > 19th century. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: The politics of evolution
Every cheating tradesman : the political economy of natural selection
A very social Darwinist : Herbert Spencer's Lamarckian radicalism
A liberal descent : Charles Darwin and the evolution of ethics
Liberals and socialists : the politics of evolution in Victorian England
Malthus or mutualism? : Huxley, Kropotkin, and the moral meaning of Darwinism
Of mice and men : Malthus, Weismann, and the future of socialism
Fear of falling : evolutionary degeneration and the politics of panmixia
Conclusion: Political descent : anticipations of the twentieth century and beyond
Afterword: Engaging the present.