On June 18, 1862. Karl Marx wrote to Frederich Engels:
“It is remarkable how Darwin recognized among beasts and plants his English society with its division of labor, competition, opening up of new markets, “inventions” and Malthusian “struggle for existence” …. With Darwin the animal kingdom figures as bourgeois society.”
Evaluate Marx’s claim. What does he seem to be suggesting and what can this kind of perspective reveal about the connections between Darwin’s thinking and his society? (Explain in just 2 paragraphs)
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