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    Essay 1: Social Darwinism and the Gospel of Wealth Social Darwinism was the use of Charles Darwin’s scientific theory of evolution and natural selection to a society’s development. The theory stated that in nature‚ only those who were the fittest survived. This explanation was adopted by many American businessmen who believed the theory to be scientific proof of their power. There were two men who stood out from the group of businessmen; Herbert Spencer and William Graham. Both of these

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    Wealth‚ well wealth is a very complex thing to really comprehend under any circumstances. There are many ideas about what wealth really is‚ but wealth can mean different many things to people. However this does not mean that all of the ideas don’t really mean anything; they do but those ideas will have an effect in day to day life‚ the economy and social ideas. For instance in Carnegie’s Wealth he makes it a point to pin point certain things in society that have caused it change rapidly‚ and

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    REPORT: SEWARD’S PROPOSAL c. Compare and contrast the ideologies of social Darwinism and Social Gospel. The Ideologies of both Social Darwinism and Social Gospel was a form of justification that was adopted by many American businessmen as scientific proof of their superiority. Social Darwinism was created by using the applications of the English naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin’s scientific theories of evolution and natural selection‚ ‘the survival of the fittest’. Herbert Spencer applied

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    early 20th century the Social Gospel and Social Darwinism Movements had similar but opposite beliefs; Social Darwinist believed every man is for himself and that big businesses were good for the economy‚ however followers of The Social Gospel believed in Christianity‚ favored the poor‚ and believed that everyone should help one another. Social Darwinism was named after the Naturalist‚ Charles Darwin‚ and the belief of evolution in society. One of the founders of Social Darwinism is the philosopher Herbert

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    The Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie‚ author of “The Gospel of Wealth”‚ was a philanthropist who argued that “Individualism‚ Private Property‚ the Law of Accumulation of Wealth‚ and the Law of Competition;”(Carnegie‚p.24) was only beneficial and experienced to a small percentage of society’s wealth. Carnegie argued in his excerpt that‚ “there are but three modes in which surplus wealth could be disposed of.” These modes include leaving all the accumulated wealth of that person to the family

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    31. Write your definition of the gospel of wealth. Do you agree with its assumptions? Why or Why not? Money is wasted often. Of course‚ this is an opinionated statement. The people with less money will think that the people with more money‚ that are out buying cars for their dogs and phones for their babies‚ are wasting money. But then the richer people will see no harm done in their actions. They have more money where that came from‚ what’s the big deal? Andrew Carnegie wrote

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    “A Gospel of Wealth” Essay Carnegie starts out his article stating‚ “The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth‚ so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship.” (Carnegie‚ 1) He begins by explaining how the people of our society enjoy wealth to a much greater level. He quotes‚ “What were the luxuries have become the necessaries of life.” (Carnegie‚ 2) He

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    Carnegie talks about the issue of proper distribution of wealth among the population. He admits that currently there is uneven distribution of wealth among the masses and goes on to explain how the change has come to be. Changes in the way goods were produced are partly responsible for this change. In the past‚ goods were produced in small quantities‚ which inevitably led to high prices and very little business. However‚ this began to change by the inventions of scientific age and big machines helped

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    Social Darwinism is the theory developed in England and the United States that includes the ideas of Natural Selection and Survival of the Fittest. It generally states that the strong will survive‚ gain power‚ be wealthy and prosper in society while the weak will die off‚ lose power‚ be poor and not prosper in society. The stronger you are the generally better your life will be in society. It is not something that you choose‚ but something that fate has chosen for you. You can be the hardest working

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    understanding of Social Darwinism‚ Charles Darwin’s (On The Origin of Species) natural selection theory of biological evolution‚ derived from the plant and animal kingdoms‚ was applied to society as a whole by Herbert Spencer (Sociology). In nature‚ plants‚ animals‚ and organisms adapt‚ change or die. When applied to individuals and business‚ there are “losers” because those best equipped to be successful in the competition emerges as the “winner.” By the late 1800s Social Darwinism had become an important

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