Test part 2

Question 1

Social Darwanism

Answer 1

“survival of fittest”
idea that certain people become powerful in society because are innately better
takes concept men arent equal and some better then others and let weaker die out
took what darwin said about animals and relate it to business
(ex. hitler thinking better then jews cause of his race)

Question 2

gospel of wealth

Answer 2

God created some people better and they have good wealth because of it but dont complain cause rich give back to society through things like taxes (wealth short for philanthropy)

Question 3

how does social darwasism reinforce laissez-faire capitalism

Answer 3

social darwanism embraces lassiez-faire in capitalism and racism; believed government shouldnt interfere in “survival of the fittest” by helping poor and promoted idea some races are biologically better then others (superior)

Question 4

how does the gospel of wealth help justify the philosophy of social darwanism

Answer 4

on gospel of wealth andrew takes idea of social darwanism farther, he argued wealth in the hands of few was good for all society, because would make most good of it, support social d because supports survival of fittest , that upper class will survive better cause wealthier

Question 5

what was the american beauty rose belief

Answer 5

rockefeller referred to it as something that could only be produced by killing all other buds that grew up around it, said killing them all allowed the one American Beauty rose to flourish
drew analogue between this and buisness
destroy other buisnesses/competiton around so their buisness to flourish