Evolution and Ethics
Author | : Thomas Huxley |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 53 |
Release | : 2021-04-11 |
ISBN-10 | : EAN:4064066443030 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Download or read book Evolution and Ethics written by Thomas Huxley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-11 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolution and Ethics' addressed the social and political debate about the application of the evolutionary principle of competition in society during the 1890s. Huxley, a renowned supporter of Darwin, was strictly against such application as he threatened that ethics, the base of a civilized community, would vanish. He argued that ethical process kept natural processes in check and made men truly human. Moreover, Huxley emphasized that while evolution governed nature's biological realm, ethics was the domain of human conscience and society.