HTST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Thomas Robert Malthus, Jane Austen, George Bernard Shaw
7 Apr 2015
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Great britain first: nationalism as a widely embraced folk concept. Victory at war and defense of protestantism: nation and religion (protestantism, anti-catholic evangelicalism of anglicans, methodists, Industry- adam smith, edward baines, samuel smiles: credit to the middle class. Drew in the masses: middle class by the 19th c, working people by late 19th c. Literary and ideological works: ex: charles dickens, walter scott, jane austen, Prenicious concepts: thomas robert malthus, weak people are suppose to die. This gives the strong a chance to survive. Reverend isaac watts essay towards the encouragement of charity. Schools: great god ordained, among mankind there should be some rich and some poor. This hath allotted to the poor the meaner services and hath given to the rich the superior and more honorable business of life. Nunu: took the hierarchy of human society and applied it to nature: a product of his time. Herbert spencer: coined the term; survival of the fittest, which darwin called.
