The alleged eclipse of Darwinism is a marketing invention

The eclipse of Darwinism is an expression popularized in 1942 by Julian Huxley in his book Evolution: The Modern Synthesis. This concept served the proponents of the modern synthesis to portray the previous period as confused to better promote their own work. This staging also allowed Julian Huxley to distance himself from the excesses linked to social Darwinism and eugenics.