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

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ambrose searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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

4 years, in 1855. Of course he developed it in later, post-Origin works.
It got called social *Darwinism* by William Graham Sumner, but it was
still based on Spencer.
> 
> And Abraham Lincoln was an Elvis Presley fan.
> 
> > And 14 years before "Descent of Man", which you quoted as evidence for
> > your position.
> 
> Do you even know the definition of an anachronism?


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