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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817537103321

Autore

Kelly Alfred <1947->

Titolo

The descent of Darwin : the popularization of Darwinism in Germany, 1860-1914 / / Alfred Kelly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill : , : University of North Carolina Press, , 1981

ISBN

979-88-908748-6-3

1-4696-1013-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 pages)

Disciplina

001.1/0943

001.10943

Soggetti

Philosophy, German - 19th century

Social Darwinism - Germany - History

Germany Intellectual life 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-178) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; CHAPTER 1 The Question of Popularization; CHAPTER 2 Darwinism and the Popular Science Tradition; CHAPTER 3 Erotic Monism-The Climax of Popular Darwinism; CHAPTER 4 Darwinism and the Schools; CHAPTER 5 The Holiness of Science; CHAPTER 6 Social Darwinism and the Popularizers; CHAPTER 7 Darwin, Marx, and the German Workers; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Germany, more than anywhere else, Darwinism was a sensational success. Setting his analysis against the background of popular science, Kelly follows popular Darwinism as it permeated education, religion, politics, and social thought in Germany. He explains how the popularizers changed Darwin's thought in subtle ways and how these changes colored their perceptions of Darwinism. Among the first purveyors of mass culture, the Germans provide valuable clues as to how seminal ideas move through a society. Originally published in 1981.