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Why exactly was the concept of 'Social Darwinism' abandoned by cultural anthropologists?
Spiritually speaking, I mean?
4 réponses
- il y a 1 décennieRéponse favorite
Because it was a misreading of the theory of evolution and, as such, had no evidence base
- HTacianas_IILv 7il y a 1 décennie
Primarily the advent of civil rights. Social Darwinism existed prior to even Darwin. The Spanish thought that they enjoyed a higher status than the inhabitants of South America because they were superior to the indigenous people there. Not oddly, it was the Pope who told them otherwise, but they didn't want to listen.
- kdanleyLv 7il y a 1 décennie
Because the fruits of that philosophy came very quickly. Bad fruit comes from a bad tree.
- Anonymeil y a 1 décennie
It's a slippery slope to fascism and eugenics.