Author: Richard Weikart
Did Darwinism Give Birth to Social Darwinism?
Peter Bowler’s new book, Darwin Deleted: Imagining a World without Darwin, asks a counterfactual historical question: What if Darwin had died before formulating his theory?
Paul Johnson on Social Darwinism
Johnson tries to tar far too many historical figures with the social Darwinist brush.
From Paul Johnson, a Contrarian Portrait of Darwin
Adopting a contrarian viewpoint can sometimes produce valuable insights, some of which are on display in this work.
Appreciating Historian Jacques Barzun’s Critique of Darwinism
Barzun rejected the Darwinist insistence that purpose and design are illusory or epiphenomenal. He castigated scientism for its intellectual imperialism.
Did Hitler Use the Term “Evolution” in Mein Kampf?
Some critics of my scholarship have tried to argue that Hitler did not believe in human evolution at all.