Clémence-Auguste Royer and the Rise of Aryan Ideology

• Authors: Ivo Budil
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The contribution of Clémence-Auguste Royer, the first translator of the Origin of Species into French, to the emergence of social Darwinism is discussed and critically evaluated. Clémence-Auguste Royer used the theory of natural selection for challenging of modern liberal democracy and stressing the crucial role of “Aryan aristocracy” in the history of humankind. This aspect of her work has been largely neglected by historians of science.

Keywords

EN

Clémence-Auguste Royer; Charles Darwin; Social Darwinism; Natural Selection; Human Races; Aryan Race; Racism

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
• Journal: West Bohemian Historical Review
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 15-27

Contributors

author

Ivo Budil

• Department of Historical Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Tylova 18, 301 24, Plzeň, Czech Republic