Who out of these is the most misunderstood thinker?
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Karl marx
Charles darwin
Friedrich Nietzsche
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36-40, M
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fun4us2b · M
I think Darwin and Nietzsche are mostly understood
BohemianBabe · M
@fun4us2b Most people seem to think Nietzsche was an amoral Nihilist, and Darwin believed in an "every man for himself" philosophy. "Social Darwinism" has very little to do with Darwin.
Reason10 · 70-79, M
@BohemianBabe @BohemianBabe Darwin's volume "On The Origin Of The Species" was the basis for Francis Galton's EUGENICS, which got a lot of American support from the left, led to a lot of involuntary sterilization of black women (to keep what Margaret Sanger referred to as an inferior race from reproducing) and finally led to the HOLOCAUST.
It's true that Darwin never imagined his writings would inspire concentration camps and government paid abortion camps. Still, that book was the source.
https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/how-and-why/why/eugenics-and-antisemitism/
Following the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection in 1859, the study of eugenics became extremely popular. Eugenics is the science of regulating a population through controlled breeding. Eugenic scientists aimed to eliminate traits believed to be undesirable, and encourage those that were ‘desirable’ in order to ‘improve’ the human race. This idea was dangerous as it suggested that certain groups were superior to others. Eugenics quickly became misused by far-right groups.
Hitler and the Nazis later used the popularity of eugenics and the theory of Social Darwinists as a pseudo-scientific justification to support their idea that non-‘ Aryans ‘ were inferior races, and should therefore be exterminated.
https://www.historyhit.com/social-darwinism-in-nazi-germany/
Eugenics
As Social Darwinism gained popularity, British scholar Sir Francis Galton launched a new ‘science’ he deemed eugenics, aimed at improving the human race by ridding society of its ‘undesirables’. Galton argued that social institutions such as welfare and mental asylums allowed ‘inferior humans’ to survive and reproduce at higher levels than their wealthier ‘superior’ counterparts.
Eugenics became a popular social movement in America, peaking in the 1920s and 1930s. It focused on eliminating undesirable traits from the population by preventing “unfit” individuals from having children. Many states passed laws that resulted in the forced sterilization of thousands, including immigrants, people of color, unmarried mothers and the mentally ill.
Social Darwinism and Eugenics in Nazi Germany
The most infamous instance of Social Darwinism in action is in the genocidal policies of the Nazi German Government in the 1930s and 40s.
It was openly embraced as promoting the notion that the strongest should naturally prevail, and was a key feature of Nazi propaganda films, some which illustrated it with scenes of beetles fighting each other.
It's true that Darwin never imagined his writings would inspire concentration camps and government paid abortion camps. Still, that book was the source.
https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/how-and-why/why/eugenics-and-antisemitism/
Following the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection in 1859, the study of eugenics became extremely popular. Eugenics is the science of regulating a population through controlled breeding. Eugenic scientists aimed to eliminate traits believed to be undesirable, and encourage those that were ‘desirable’ in order to ‘improve’ the human race. This idea was dangerous as it suggested that certain groups were superior to others. Eugenics quickly became misused by far-right groups.
Hitler and the Nazis later used the popularity of eugenics and the theory of Social Darwinists as a pseudo-scientific justification to support their idea that non-‘ Aryans ‘ were inferior races, and should therefore be exterminated.
https://www.historyhit.com/social-darwinism-in-nazi-germany/
Eugenics
As Social Darwinism gained popularity, British scholar Sir Francis Galton launched a new ‘science’ he deemed eugenics, aimed at improving the human race by ridding society of its ‘undesirables’. Galton argued that social institutions such as welfare and mental asylums allowed ‘inferior humans’ to survive and reproduce at higher levels than their wealthier ‘superior’ counterparts.
Eugenics became a popular social movement in America, peaking in the 1920s and 1930s. It focused on eliminating undesirable traits from the population by preventing “unfit” individuals from having children. Many states passed laws that resulted in the forced sterilization of thousands, including immigrants, people of color, unmarried mothers and the mentally ill.
Social Darwinism and Eugenics in Nazi Germany
The most infamous instance of Social Darwinism in action is in the genocidal policies of the Nazi German Government in the 1930s and 40s.
It was openly embraced as promoting the notion that the strongest should naturally prevail, and was a key feature of Nazi propaganda films, some which illustrated it with scenes of beetles fighting each other.
BohemianBabe · M
@Reason10
Like I said, most people misunderstand Darwin. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if most so-called "Social Darwinists" have never read any of Darwin's books. At most, they took a few quotes out of context.
Darwin's volume "On The Origin Of The Species" was the basis for Francis Galton's EUGENICS
Like I said, most people misunderstand Darwin. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if most so-called "Social Darwinists" have never read any of Darwin's books. At most, they took a few quotes out of context.