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H4. What is your opinion of Lochner doctrine?  

H4. What is your opinion of Lochner doctrine?  

H5. Do you think the ideas of Darwinism -- survival of the fittest -- made World War I so horrific?  

H5. Do you think the ideas of Darwinism—survival of the fittest—made World War I so horrific?  

No, I do not believe so. The only reason that World War I was so horrible was the way that people construed these beliefs. Darwinism is not a prescriptive theory, it does not tell you to conquer your enemies, it is only a descriptive theory, one that describes scientifically what the process of evolution is. Rather, I propose that different ideas of the German philosopher Frederick Nietzsche were in wide popularity at the time, such as the Will to Power, which said that of man’s different drives and wills, the will to dominate was the strongest and ought to be respected. This seems more likely than Darwinism to influence the Germans for two reasons. First, Nietzsche was a famous philosopher respected by the English and the Germans, whereas Darwin’s ideas were not as respected by the Germans since it represented that the English were further along scientifically than the Germans. Second, remember that Darwin’s theory is a description of the way that he thinks things are, not a way that we ought to act, whereas Nietzsche’s philosophy prescribes a way people should act. According to Nietzsche, we should respect our drive for power. It would be more likely for people to act on a theory that actually had something to follow, some maxim, rather than one that did not give a command.  

No, I do not believe so. The only reason that World War I was so horrible was the way that people construed these beliefs. Darwinism is not a prescriptive theory, it does not tell you to conquer your enemies, it is only a descriptive theory, one that describes scientifically what the process of evolution is. Rather, I propose that different ideas of the German philosopher Frederick Nietzsche were in wide popularity at the time, such as the Will to Power, which said that of man’s different drives and wills, the will to dominate was the strongest and ought to be respected. This seems more likely than Darwinism to influence the Germans for two reasons. First, Nietzsche was a famous philosopher respected by the English and the Germans, whereas Darwin’s ideas were not as respected by the Germans since it represented that the English were further along scientifically than the Germans. Second, remember that Darwin’s theory is a description of the way that he thinks things are, not a way that we ought to act, whereas Nietzsche’s philosophy prescribes a way people should act. According to Nietzsche, we should respect our drive for power. It would be more likely for people to act on a theory that actually had something to follow, some maxim, rather than one that did not give a command.  

:Grade: 70/70.  Shouldn't there be one more answer?  Well done.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:59, 8 May 2011 (EDT)

:Grade: 70/70.  Shouldn't there be one more answer?  Well done.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:59, 8 May 2011 (EDT)

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