La critique du Darwinisme Social
by NOVICOW, J. (= Yakov Aleksandrovitch Novikov, 1849-1912)
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Paris,: Félix Alcan,, 1910.. [iv], 406, [ii] pp. 8vo (14,5 x 23 cm.). Original printed wrappers (soiled & worn), uncut. The author was an influential peace apostle. In this work, "Novicow attacked supposedly Darwinian doctrines that considered 'collective homicide' as the mainspring of progress, and het exposed the economic, moral and biological waste of War, he maintained, has always caused negative selection: it was the fit and brave who had always gone off to fight and die on the battlefield, while it was the cowardly, sick and deformed who were left behind to propagate. Novicow's 'scienfic pacifism' became virtually the orthodoxy of German and French peace movements in the pre-1914 years..." (Paul Crook, "Darwinism, War and History", 1994). -- (Bibliothèque de Philosophie contemporaine).
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- 1832
- Title
- La critique du Darwinisme Social
- Author
- NOVICOW, J. (= Yakov Aleksandrovitch Novikov, 1849-1912)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Félix Alcan,
- Place of Publication
- Paris,
- Date Published
- 1910.
- Keywords
- darwinism sociology pacifism eugenetica darwin evolution theory anti warefare darwiniana anthropology
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- natural history;
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Fine and rare books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and the applied arts. Old fashioned printed catalogues and lists available on request.A note on binding conservation. All our ancient leather bindings are carefully cleaned with Brecknell's leather soap, and when needed, treated with hydroxypropylcellulose (in the case of dry leather). Finally we protect the leather with \"Cire 213\", the ultimate binding conservation wax developed by the BNF (Bibliothque nationale de France).
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