Laissez-faire conservatism

1.	Gospel of Wealth

2.	Myth of the 'self-made man'

3.	Social Darwinism; survival of the fittest

4.	Social critics and dissenters

Resources:

The Search for a Scientific Culture
Resource Type: E-Seminar

Relevant pages:
Introduction
American Ambivalence
The Impact of The Origin of Species
Revolutionary Implications
Responses of Protestant Leaders
Science as Surrogate Religion
Conclusion
Biographies

Relevant transcripts:
Casey Blake introduces the seminar.
Was there, then, such a thing as a timeless human nature#8212;or a human soul?