Tag: Adrian Desmond
Charles Darwin: Racist Spokesman for Anglo-Male Superiority?
The University of Sheffield’s teaching and research handbook has declared Charles Darwin a “racist.”
The Casual Racism of Charles Darwin
It is certainly startling to see the N-word cropping up in Darwin’s letters, but this is not the only place.
Distancing Darwin from Racism Is a Fool’s Errand
“Scholars have wasted their time trying to exonerate Darwin of responsibility for Social Darwinism, for he was a Social Darwinist.”
Charles Darwin: Racist Spokesman for Anglo-Male Superiority?
The University of Sheffield’s teaching and research handbook has declared Charles Darwin a “racist.”
Some Additional Comments on Social Darwinism
O’Connell and Ruse’s failure to engage deeply and fully with the historiography of this question makes it hard to take their effort seriously.