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New Book: Social Darwinism Among the Biologists

_{Richard Weikart
April 26, 2021}

The authors imply that social Darwinism was a position taken by non-scientists who just didn’t understand the science.

New Book: Social Darwinism and “The Hitler Problem”

_{Richard Weikart
April 23, 2021}

I have clearly argued in all my works that Hitler was an eclectic thinker who drew on many different intellectual influences — some of them contradictory.

Cambridge University Press’s New Book on Social Darwinism: Darwin and Herbert Spencer

_{Richard Weikart
April 22, 2021}

The authors admit that Darwin was a racist who promoted racial struggle. They are likely to infuriate quite a few people of varying persuasions.

“Morality Pills”: Ethicist Calls for Drugs to Solve COVID Non-Compliance

_{Richard Weikart
August 14, 2020}

Whatever one thinks about government mandates relating to the coronavirus, Parker Crutchfield’s “solution” is worse than the problem.

Darwinism, Jews, and White Nationalists

_{Richard Weikart
March 6, 2020}

A right-wing Polish member of parliament, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, recently made waves with an astonishing claim.

Why Michael Shermer’s “Case for Scientific Humanism” Fails

_{Richard Weikart
January 4, 2019}

Shermer tries to rewrite history by insisting that science is built on atheistic assumptions.

Darwinian Theory and Evolutionary Psychology — A Troubling Legacy

_{Richard Weikart
July 12, 2018}

Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker asserts that infanticide has biological roots. He claims that ancient humans were picky about which babies they would raise to maturity.

Evolutionary Psychology Grapples with Racism and Anti-Semitism

_{Richard Weikart
July 11, 2018}

Kevin MacDonald is trying to resurrect this troubling legacy of Darwinian theory.

Why Social Science Does Not Need Evolutionary Theory

_{Richard Weikart
June 19, 2018}

The example that Professor Cristine Legare proffers is schoolyard bullying.

David Barash’s Shocking Suggestion

_{Richard Weikart
March 9, 2018}

Continuity with our species does not provide any protection at all. This is because the evolutionary process cannot confer any value on humans — or any other species.

On the History of Darwinism, Scientific Racism, and Hitler, Is Steven Pinker Objective?

_{Richard Weikart
February 26, 2018}

Pinker is right that we should formulate our ideas based on evidence, not bias and preconceptions.

Is Science Objective? Steven Pinker’s Counterattack Against the “War on Science”

_{Richard Weikart
February 24, 2018}

Unfortunately, Pinker’s overweening faith in science as a reliable path to the truth has its own problems.

Frankenstein 200 Years Later: Have We Heeded the Warning?

_{Richard Weikart
January 30, 2018}

Shelley’s cautionary tale of a scientific experiment run amok has profound implications for today’s bioethics debates.

The Religion of the Alt-Right

_{Richard Weikart
September 7, 2017}

Some leading figures of the alt-right, such as Richard Spencer, are sympathetic with paganism.

Jerry Coyne, Infanticide, and the Evolution of Morality

_{Richard Weikart
July 19, 2017}

I’m confident Coyne will be outraged by this proposal -- as he should be. However, this is exactly how we treat dogs.

Was Hitler a Creationist? A Christian? Decoding a Famous Quotation from Mein Kampf

_{Richard Weikart
January 13, 2017}

The context implies that Hitler was not thinking of a Creator God in the way that most people would.

Was Darwinism Banned from Nazi Germany?

_{Richard Weikart
November 21, 2016}

My new book, Hitler's Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich, is out today.

Sociological Survey Confirms the Dangers of a “Biological” View of Humanity

_{Richard Weikart
September 28, 2016}

Over the years I have explained how scientific materialism and Darwinism have had a dehumanizing impact on us.

Darwinism and the Sexual Revolution

_{Richard Weikart
September 8, 2016}

Yet another "scientific" study claims that Darwinian processes have given us genetic proclivities toward sexual immorality.

Why My Critics Care So Much About the Darwin-Hitler Connection

_{Richard Weikart
April 14, 2016}

Howls of indignation erupted from the Darwinian community after I published my earlier historical works.