Author: Maccabelli, Terenzio

Source: The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Volume 67, Number 3, July 2008 , pp. 481-527(47)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

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At the end of the 19^th century, Georges Vacher de Lapouge and Otto Ammon founded a school of thought denominated “social anthropology” or “anthropo-sociology,” aimed at placing racism on a scientific basis. Their intent was to create a new discipline into which the themes of biological heredity, natural selection, social stratification, and political organization were to converge. This paper intends to demonstrate the wide resonance that anthroposociology had in the economic literature, analyzing the thought of authors such as Carlos C. Closson, Vilfredo Pareto, and Thorstein Veblen. A particular focus will be on the racial and eugenic arguments used as explanation of social and economic inequality.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1536-7150.2008.00584.x

Publication date: 2008-07-01

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