Look up Jean Bellamy Foster on google - in a number of works he explores the
deep interaction between Darwin's research and theoretical work, and that of
Marx and Engels. No need for rumours here.

Robt Mann wrote:

> Marx certainly admired Darwin.
> It's rumoured that he intended to dedicate the second book of Das Capital to
> Darwin.
> Marx died before the book could be written.
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> R
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> >Subject: fw: Evolution and Revolution
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> >http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=8667
> > Evolution and Revolution
> >
> > Book Review by Terry Sullivan, November 2003
> >
> > Review of 'The First Darwinian Left' by David Stack, New Clarion Press
> >£12.95
> >
> >  Darwinism and socialism were two of the most important ideas of the 19th