Although They Were Commonly Called "Social Darwinists," Advocates of Economic,national,or

question 39

Multiple Choice

Although they were commonly called "Social Darwinists," advocates of economic,national,or racial "survival of the fittest" ideas actually drew less on biologist Charles Darwin than on

• A) British laissez-faire economists like Thomas Malthus and David Ricardo.
• B) German philosophers like G.W.F. Hegel and Friedrich Nietzsche.
• C) American literary figures like Jack London and Theodore Dreiser.
• D) European scientists like Gregor Mendel and Louis Pasteur.
• E) racist theorists like Arthur Gobineau and Houston Stewart Chamberlain.

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