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050 0 $aHM22.U5$bH6 1959
082 $a301
100 1 $aHofstadter, Richard,$d1916-1970.
245 10 $aSocial Darwinism in American thought.
250 $aRev. ed.
260 0 $aNew York :$bG. Braziller,$c1959 [c1955]
300 $a248 p. ;$c22 cm.
505 0 $aThe coming of Darwinism -- The vogue of Spencer -- William Graham Sumner : social Darwinist -- Lester Ward : critic -- Evolution, ethics, and society -- The dissenters -- The current of pragmatism -- Trends in social theory, 1890-1915 -- Racism and imperialism -- Conclusion.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $aSynopsis: Social Darwinism in American Thought portrays the overall influence of Darwin on American social theory and the notable battle waged among thinkers over the implications of evolutionary theory for social thought and political action. Theorists such as Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner adopted the idea of the struggle for existence as justification for the evils as well as the benefits of laissez-faire modern industrial society. Others such as William James and John Dewey argued that human planning was needed to direct social development and improve upon the natural order. Hofstadter's classic study of the ramifications of Darwinism is a major analysis of the social philosophies that animated intellectual movements of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era.
650 0 $aSocial evolution.
650 0 $aSociology$zUnited States$xHistory.
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast
776 08 $iOnline version:$aHofstadter, Richard, 1916-1970.$tSocial Darwinism in American thought.$bRev. ed.$dNew York, G. Braziller, 1959 [©1955]$w(OCoLC)609764583
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