BIOL 3200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Everyman
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Darwin concluded that: from war of nature, famine, and death the best possible, or higher organism is formed. Dar(cid:449)i(cid:374)"s (cid:272)ha(cid:373)pio(cid:374)s e(cid:373)phasized (cid:272)o(cid:374)fli(cid:272)t a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:373)petitio(cid:374), (cid:449)hile others poi(cid:374)ted out how important cooperation and mutualism were to evolutionary progress: mutualism emerged from anarchism and natural theology. Came from optimistic view of nature and human society. William godwin argued that humankind could exceed its current nature, b/c society could approach perfect harmony. This could only be done without the government, it was more of an oppressor than protector. He wrote this in his book enquiry concerning political justice (1793) Said people were good by nature and naturally were sympathetic towards each other. Anarchists said war was created by nations, and not the masses or individuals. If there were no national governments, there (cid:449)ould(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e a(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:449)ar. Said that humans were selfish and warlike by nature. Without government and rules, every man would be at war against each other.
