Question

Robert Owen’s key theory that a person's character is shaped by environment is known as:

• A. Doctrine of Circumstances
• B. Survival of the Fittest
• C. Labour Theory of Value
• D. Theory of Evolution

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Doctrine of Circumstances

Books and Publications by Owen

• A New View of Society (1817)

• Principle of Environment

• Doctrine of Circumstances (his key theory)

• New Moral World (a publication he started)

• The Life and Ideas of Robert Owen (biography)

Famous Quote

• According to C.R. Fay: "Robert Owen did not invent Co-operation, but he is the only inspiration behind it.