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physical destruction of the Jews. Works such as these never enter into Hossfeld’s investigation of
Haeckel. 78
In conclusion, it is to be hoped that the inaccuracies and political and intellectual crosscurrents
outlined here that have become commonplace in current studies on Haeckel will be more fully discussed
in future analyses of the literature on Darwinism.
78 For a discussion of the meaning of Soury’s Monism and anti-Semitism, see Gasman, Haeckel’ Monism and the
Birth of Fascist Ideology, chapter 3. See also Chapter 4 for a discussion of the close connection between Haeckel
and the notorious anti-Semitic writer, Georges Vacher de Lapouge.
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