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Hitler's Ethic: The Nazi Pursuit of Evolutionary Progress
Richard Weikart
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Description for Hitler's Ethic: The Nazi Pursuit of Evolutionary Progress
Hardcover. In this book, Weikart helps unlock the mystery of Hitler's evil by vividly demonstrating the surprising conclusion that Hitler's immorality flowed from a coherent ethic. Hitler was inspired by evolutionary ethics to pursue the utopian project of biologically improving the human race. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
In this book, Weikart helps unlock the mystery of Hitler's evil by vividly demonstrating the surprising conclusion that Hitler's immorality flowed from a coherent ethic. Hitler was inspired by evolutionary ethics to pursue the utopian project of biologically improving the human race.
In this book, Weikart helps unlock the mystery of Hitler's evil by vividly demonstrating the surprising conclusion that Hitler's immorality flowed from a coherent ethic. Hitler was inspired by evolutionary ethics to pursue the utopian project of biologically improving the human race.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230618077
SKU
V9780230618077
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About Richard Weikart
RICHARD WEIKART Professor of Modern European History at California State University, Stanislaus, USA. He has published three previous books, including From Darwin to Hitler and his prize-winning dissertation, Socialist Darwinism. He has also published numerous essays on social Darwinism in anthologies and leading journals, such as German Studies Review, Journal of the History of Ideas, and Isis.
Reviews for Hitler's Ethic: The Nazi Pursuit of Evolutionary Progress
'There have been many attempts to provide the key to Hitler's world of ideas but Richard Weikart has succeeded in revealing what must be the central element in any understanding of Hitler's world view. The terrible paradox at the heart of the Third Reich, that biological utopia could only be created by intense physical suffering and violence, now has a ... Read more