TY - JOUR
T1 - The Ascent of Man and the Politics of Humanity's Evolutionary Future
AU - Milam, Erika Lorraine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Throughout the twentieth century, contemporary understandings of evolutionary theory were tightly linked to visions of the future freighted with moral consequence. This essay traces the origins and legacy of this scientific commitment to a universal family of man in postwar evolutionary theory, and elaborates how evolutionary scientists sought to reframe the politics of human evolution by claiming that the principles governing the physical past of humanity differed fundamentally from those that would matter in the coming decades, centuries, or even millennia. Education and public engagement embodied the moral importance of actively participating in the creation of that better, future world.
AB - Throughout the twentieth century, contemporary understandings of evolutionary theory were tightly linked to visions of the future freighted with moral consequence. This essay traces the origins and legacy of this scientific commitment to a universal family of man in postwar evolutionary theory, and elaborates how evolutionary scientists sought to reframe the politics of human evolution by claiming that the principles governing the physical past of humanity differed fundamentally from those that would matter in the coming decades, centuries, or even millennia. Education and public engagement embodied the moral importance of actively participating in the creation of that better, future world.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.endeavour.2016.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.endeavour.2016.10.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 27876277
AN - SCOPUS:85003545609
SN - 0160-9327
VL - 40
SP - 225
EP - 237
JO - Endeavour
JF - Endeavour
IS - 4
ER -