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Darwinian Myths
Edward Caudill
其他書名
The Legends and Misuses of a Theory
出版Univ. of Tennessee Press, 2005-05-30
主題Biography & Autobiography / Science & TechnologyLanguage Arts & Disciplines / Communication StudiesLanguage Arts & Disciplines / JournalismLaw / Civil RightsScience / Life Sciences / EvolutionScience / Philosophy & Social AspectsSocial Science / Anthropology / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Folklore & Mythology
ISBN15723345259781572334526
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=w8Dck84J67MC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In Darwinian Myths, Edward Caudill examines the ability of Darwin's theory to inspire legends, focusing particularly on the impact of social Darwinism on popular culture. This compelling testimony to the power of myth shows the ways in which, over the years, Darwin's ideas--twisted, truncated, and misapplied--have been appropriated by individuals, governments, and cultural elites to lend credibility to xenophobic, racist, and imperialist political movements and policies.

Caudill uses newspaper and magazine accounts and correspondence to trace the myth-making and promotional efforts of Darwin himself, as well as the transformation of his empirically based theory into the philosophy of social Darwinism.