
by RichardWeikart (Author)
In this work, Richard Weikart explains the revolutionary impact Darwinism had on ethics and morality. He demonstrates that many leading Darwinian biologists and social thinkers in Germany believed that Darwinism overturned traditional Judeo-Christian and Enlightenment ethics, especially the view that human life is sacred.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 324
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 30 Jun 2004
ISBN 10: 1403965021
ISBN 13: 9781403965028