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Darwin and Inequality (2021)

Bonatti, Enrico (Author)

Substantia: An International Journal of the History of Chemistry
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Pages: 73-78

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Civilization Social class Equality Anthropology Social relations; social groups Social sciences Darwinism 19th century Darwin, Charles Robert

Charles Darwin during his travels on the Beagle noted the wretched primitive state of natives from Tierra del Fuego. He attributed it to their being egalitarians and to the lack of a leader among them. The Gini Index of inequality suggests strong inequality today in the richest, more developed countries. The paper discusses whether equality and civilization are really incompatible.

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