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From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany Pdf, Epub, Ebook FROM DARWIN TO HITLER: EVOLUTIONARY ETHICS, EUGENICS, AND RACISM IN GERMANY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Richard Weikart | 323 pages | 20 Apr 2006 | Palgrave USA | 9781403972019 | English | Gordonsville, United States From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany PDF Book Richard Weikart : Yeah, actually when I got into this research topic, I actually was doing an investigation of the history of evolutionary ethics in the late 19th century. In winkelwagen Op verlanglijstje. This is a very in depth philosophical book that covers Darwinism, the devaluing of human life, and how this influenced the German WWII regime. He says, "It is striking that the vast majority of those who did press for abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were fervent proponents of a naturalistic Darwinian worldview" Is there anything out there that you're hopeful about? Animals and plants that are poorly adapted to their environment will not survive to reproduce. PAGE 1. A fascinating book though if feels as if it is written by an academic for academics. Once the moral barriers fell against killing the defenseless and weak, Darwinists expanded their thinking to include non-European people. The Nazis targeted certain groups or races that they considered biologically inferior for extermination. Any reproduction of this article is subject to the policy of the individual copyright holder. Weikart provides an exhaustive account of how this secularized morality took root in German thinking. The Hitler Library 0. Hitler was going to draw upon these ideas that were already widespread. After World War II began, they began killing the disabled by the thousands. It was only with secularized thinking about the Jews, which began to come in in the 19th century that this became sort of the only option available once Hitler comes on the scene. Published April 2nd by Palgrave Macmillan first published April 2nd I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse, rather than a government driven program, where smaller numbers of people are making the decisions to do it to everyone else. Feb 18, Faith Neece rated it really liked it. Free Preview. I've been pretty heartened by that review. Error rating book. Early Darwinists were intoxicated by the scientific character of evolutionary theory and accepted it at face value. Nov 15, Cheryl rated it liked it. Jtfreeman rated it it was amazing May 12, Eugenics became a popular social movement in the United States that peaked in the s and s. Inventing the Cave Man 0. This book carefully traces, without much editorial commentary, the spectacular moral collapse across Western culture generated by Darwinism. From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany Writer Enlarge cover. My observation is that the euthanasia movement in Germany never had a beneficent goal to it in the first place. Publishing With Us. Hitler adopted the social Darwinist take on survival of the fittest. Richard, thank you so much for coming on with us and giving us a glimpse historically at the roots of some of our major ethical issues that we're facing as a culture today. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nicole rated it really liked it Oct 06, Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions. It had profound implications for us to consider even today. If Hitler said it, I believe it, and that settles it, right? Weikart has a thorough knowledge of the relevant historiography in both German and English. Jim Crow Laws Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation. Hitler began reading about eugenics and social Darwinism while he was imprisoned following a failed coup attempt known as the Beer Hall Putsch. They would have Hitler Youth meeting during Sunday mornings for example. Sign up to get a daily email listing all the new articles. Forkosch Prize for the best article in in the Journal of the History of Ideas. Eugenics movements were promoting artificial selection, but still it was built upon the idea that some people are inferior when applied to humans. Weikart concludes by reiterating that Darwinism alone does not explain the German descent into Nazi darkness. Barbara rated it it was amazing Feb 01, It was not patient centered, it was not individual centered, it was for eugenic purposes. Critics point out that Hitler never quoted Darwin. Very interesting. The Nazis, after all, had implemented the most radical program of coerced sterilization in the world in order to try to improve human heredity. It's not enough just to participate in pro-life demonstrations and rallies, which are all good, and I do participate in them myself. The eugenics movement in the United States focused on eliminating undesirable traits from the population. In this work, Richard Weikart explains the revolutionary impact Darwinism had on ethics and morality. To ask other readers questions about From Darwin to Hitler , please sign up. What, if anything, makes you hopeful about culture today recovering its respect for the sacredness of life? John rated it really liked it Mar 20, I've heard some professors at various universities who are antagonistic to Christianity, hold the view that if it were not for Christianity, the Holocaust would never have happened. Thus, by ridding the world of the Jews and replacing them with Aryans, Hitler in his own perverted view thought he was improving the world by banishing immorality and increasing morality. Hitler made very clear that he thought one of the worst things that could happen would be if they converted to Christianity, because they would bring in their, what he saw as their bad biological traits into the German gene pool. We look at the times where religious revival in the past, and they've been dark times. He didn't want the Jews to convert to Christianity. Bertrand Russell was a fascinating figure. Take for example the euthanasia movement in Germany. Thank you for your good work. One of the bad political tactics was that he led a campaign against the Catholic Church. From Darwin to Hitler: evolutionary ethics, eugenics, and racism in Germany is a book by Richard Weikart , a historian at California State University, Stanislaus , [1] and a senior fellow for the Center for Science and Culture of the creationist Discovery Institute. One cannot comprehend Hitler's immense popularity in Germany without understanding the ethical dimension to his worldview and his political policies About Richard Weikart. He does talk about providence a lot, and he sees providence as intervening to help him in his career, and to save him from assassination attempts, and other things like that. Scott Rae : Generally assume that if people making those autonomous choices themselves, that's just automatically a better thing. Richard, let me start with this. A book that talks about the influence of Darwin on Germany. Darwinism played a key role in the rise not only of eugenics, but also euthanasia, infanticide, abortion and racial extermination. Richard Weikart : Today again it's done in a more individualistic kind of way today. So his presentation of racism, for example, reiterates a rationale that does not stand up to the critical scrutiny of intellectual history. From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany Reviews Welcome back. Why does this matter? It's often cited that there's a parallel today, how it's just a slide down a slippery slope today as it was in Nazi Germany. Use this in your news reader. Want to Read saving…. I think a lot of people, even with secular mentalities, are wrestling with these ideas, because they know at some level that human life has value, even if their whole philosophy cries out against it. There are some elements in our society, like an alt right, who do go that way. Andrew rated it liked it May 12, Let me just give you one example of this real quickly. The moral justifications for the evil he unleashed were developed long before he rose to power. Dit lukt echter niet. Share This Post. We have amniocentesis, and so we've got all sorts of ways that we now can detect different kinds of birth defects and such in the womb now, so a lot of it's happening through abortion these days, rather than having to happen after the birth, as say the Nazis and others were practicing it in their day, because they didn't have quite as sophisticated technologies as we have. Other just sort of brush it aside. Many of these thinkers supported moral relativism, yet simultaneously exalted evolutionary 'fitness' especially intelligence and health to the highest arbiter of morality. He has lived in Germany over five years, including one year on a Fulbright Fellowship. Johannes L. I don't think we have to. He eliminated Catholic and Protestant youth organizations, and made everyone join the Hitler Youth for example, so he's trying to win the young people and keep them away from church. If you look in my book Hitler's Religion, I give lots, and lots, and lots of evidence showing where Hitler, especially in private rejected Christianity. Weikart provides an exhaustive account of how this secularized morality took root in German thinking. Darwinists believed that natural selection was the force that governed everything in creation — including human society. This book begins to explain how. Weikart acquainted me with how some in the intellectual community of Germany came to devalue life based on their interpretation of Darwinism. Buy eBook. A chilling and sobering recounting of the influence Darwinism had on the philosophical and ethical underpinnings of the English- and German-speaking cultures of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, culminating in the atrocities of Hitler and the Nazi regime.
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