Charles Kingsley and the Theological Interpretation of Natural Selection

摘要: This paper questions the common view that Darwinian biology is a straighforward extension of classical political economy. Our analysis contrasts economists’ classification scheme – whereby all humans were presumed natural kinds, to be equally competent for economic and decision making with post-Darwinian developed. When tools economy imported into biology, presumption homogeneity competence was denied. Charles Kingsley played significant role in transition from one sort classificatory another, overthrow notion are same their capacity trade moral judgment. Darwin sent presentation copy Origin Species quoted him second edition as ‘celebrated author divine’ who had sketched theology which Providence used selection creation process. The doctrine people form kind many opponents. Biologists agreed economists that, whatever differences existed between races people, none put person outside protection law. Other opponents, e.g., Thomas Carlyle, criticized both premise conclusion regarding under moved Carlylean opposition kinds.