The social history of Darwin's Descent of Man
G Jones - Economy and Society, 1978 - Taylor & Francis
G Jones
Economy and Society, 1978•Taylor & FrancisThis paper covers two major contentious points in the history of the relationship between the
sciences and social thought-the question of the character of ideological intervention within
the sciences and the effect of a scientific discovery upon the ideological and cultural milieu
in which it appears. In particular it uses the construction of Darwin's Descent of Man to
illustrate a number of general points about this relationship.
sciences and social thought-the question of the character of ideological intervention within
the sciences and the effect of a scientific discovery upon the ideological and cultural milieu
in which it appears. In particular it uses the construction of Darwin's Descent of Man to
illustrate a number of general points about this relationship.
This paper covers two major contentious points in the history of the relationship between the sciences and social thought - the question of the character of ideological intervention within the sciences and the effect of a scientific discovery upon the ideological and cultural milieu in which it appears. In particular it uses the construction of Darwin's Descent of Manto illustrate a number of general points about this relationship.
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