Natural Right and The Origin of Species |
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Authors: | Kenneth C Blanchard Jr |
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Institution: | Northern State University , Aberdeen, South Dakota |
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Abstract: | Abstract This article concerns the relationship between Abraham Lincoln's natural right argument against slavery and contemporary Darwinian biology. It is frequently supposed that the latter undermines the former. I argue to the contrary that natural right has been rediscovered independently by modern Darwinian biology, and that it largely confirms Lincoln's understanding of human nature. |
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Keywords: | Lincoln Darwin natural right natural selection Aristotle Plato eusocial justice superorganism social contract insects |
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