Darwinian Economics: Capitalism or Marxism?

Episode 299 March 02, 2009 00:17:02
Darwinian Economics: Capitalism or Marxism?
Intelligent Design the Future
Darwinian Economics: Capitalism or Marxism?

Mar 02 2009 | 00:17:02

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Show Notes

Does Darwinism lend support more naturally to a capitalist moral-economic perspective or to a Marxist one?

On this episode of ID the Future, David Klinghoffer explores the deep Darwinian roots of Communism, arguing that, while Marx had already begun sketching the outlines of his ideas before Darwin published the Origin of Species, he is fairly called a Darwinist, and the men who translated Marxism into practical political terms in the form of Soviet terror were evolutionary thinkers, just as they themselves claimed to be.

Listen in to learn more, and read more about Darwinism & Communism at Evolution News & Views:

Darwinism & Communism, Part I
Darwinism & Communism, Part II
Darwinism & Communism, Part III

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