Re: Social Darwinism; was: So Long Judge Moore, We'll Miss You

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Arne Vogel wrote:

> Arne Vogel wrote:
> > This is incorrect. "Social Darwinism" was brought up by Herbert Spencer, 
> > 2 years before "Origin of Species":

> And 14 years before "Descent of Man", which you quoted as evidence for 
> your position.

Did the "Victorian Sensation" of Chambers work:

Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation

address any aspects which could be considered "Social Darwinism" ?

Secord's work is a fascinating read:
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/14098.ctl