Was Hitler a Darwinian?: Disputed Questions in the History of Evolutionary Theory

by Robert J. Richards (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2013

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  According to the standard interpretation, the principle of survival of the fittest has rendered human behavior, ultimately selfish. Few doubt that Darwinian theory, especially as construed by the master's German disciple, Ernst Haeckel, inspired Hitler and led to Nazi atrocities. The author argues that this orthodox view is wrongheaded.