The idea of the death of god is particularly associated with FriedrichNietzsche who saw this event as necessitating a re-evaluation of all values. However, nineteenth century society reacted in a number of differing ways to the theories of natual selection propounded by Darwin and a number of figures such as GeorgeEliot, ArthurSchopenhauer, Thomas Hardy and Matthew Arnold developed differing responses.


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