The term "social darwinism" is actually a misnomer. The set of justifications for european imperialism which the term invokes was actually the brain child of a colleague (friend?) of Darwin's, Ed Spencer. Darwin didn't actual publish a set of social theories until well after the notion of social darwinism had already been attributed to him--and I've read that this misnomer was partially the reason for his even considering writing _The Descent of Man_. At 07:52 AM 6/27/00 -0400, you wrote: >Pound sociological and political views resemble those of the "social >darwinists". The race and immigration policies of the industrialized