- Review background information on the works of Horatio Alger Jr., and read AT LEAST one of his short stories: Ragged Dick, available on this linked site. http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/gilded/people/text3/alger.pdf
- Read this selection from Andrew Carnegie’s the Gospel of Wealth on these links:
- link 1
- link 2- gospel_of_wealth_2017.pdf
- Read this brief selection on Social Darwinism, written by Herbert Spencer, 1857, who applied Darwin’s theories of evolution to society. He also coined the phrase “survival of the fittest
- Post a discussion in which you Respond to someone who presents you with the arguments proposed by Social Darwinists, to explain the success or failures of individuals in the society? Make sure to include the evidence that you would you use to support your position. For this discussion, you must first identify and present their arguments, and then your counterargument.
- Post a discussion in which you Respond to someone who presents you with the arguments proposed by the stories written by Horatio Alger, to explain the success or failures of individuals in the society. Make sure to include the evidence would you would use to support your position. For this discussion, you must first identify and present the arguments presented in Alger’s stories, and then your counterargument..
- Post a discussion in which you Respond to someone who presents you with the arguments proposed by Andrew Carnegie in his Gospel of Wealth, to explain the success or failures of individuals in the society. Make sure to include the evidence that you would you use to support your position. For this discussion, you must first identify and present Canegie’s arguments, and then your counterargument.
- Compare Andrew Carnagie’s views regarding the social responsibilty that the wealthy have to society with those held by Social Darwinists. For this discussion you must first identify the views held by these two entities and compare them, discussing how they differ.
AMH