Social Darwinism in Germany, seen as a historical problem
TitleSocial Darwinism in Germany, seen as a historical problem
Author
Call numberR940.5318/002
Object number03482A
Place of publicationWestport, Connecticut, United States
PublisherMeckler
Year of publication
1989
Physical descriptionpp3-42
MaterialArticle
ISBN0887362664
NotesArticle from the book "The Nazi Holocaust" No.2 The Origins of the Holocaust pp3-42
Description
Concludes that an analysis of Social Darwinism reveals a process of declining standards accompanied by a tendency to sacrifice the individual to the species, to devaluate the humanitarian idea of equality from the standpoint of a "natural"inequality, to subordinate ethical norms to biological needs.
