Hitler's Ethic

The Nazi Pursuit of Evolutionary Progress
2009. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-230-61807-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 399 g

In this book, Weikart helps unlock the mystery of Hitler's evil by vividly demonstrating the surprising conclusion that Hitler's immorality flowed from a coherent ethic. Hitler was inspired by evolutionary ethics to pursue the utopian project of biologically improving the human race.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weikart, R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Hitler as Moral Crusader and Liar The Cult of Evolutionary Progress Racial Struggle Morally Upright Aryans and Immoral Jews Hitler's Socialism: Building the People's Community Sexual Morality and Population Expansion Controlling Reproduction to Improve the Human Species The Struggle for Living Space: War and Expansionism Justifying Murder and Genocide Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

RICHARD WEIKART Professor of Modern European History at California State University, Stanislaus, USA. He has published three previous books, including and his prize-winning dissertation, . He has also published numerous essays on social Darwinism in anthologies and leading journals, such as , , and .