Eugenics and Other Evils.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eugenics.

Local Subjects:

Eugenics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: The Floating Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When the concept of eugenics -- the practice of selecting for desirable traits in the larger population by encouraging gifted and/or attractive people to breed -- began to take hold in the early twentieth century, British thinker and writer G.K. Chesterton took a stance contrary to that of many intellectuals of the period and denounced it as evil in this bold, engaging series of essays.

Contents:

""Title""; ""Contents""; ""To the Reader""; ""PART I - THE FALSE THEORY""; ""Chapter I - What is Eugenics?""; ""Chapter II - The First Obstacles""; ""Chapter III - The Anarchy from Above""; ""Chapter IV - The Lunatic and the Law""; ""Chapter V - The Flying Authority""; ""Chapter VI - The Unanswered Challenge""; ""Chapter VII - The Established Church of Doubt""; ""Chapter VIII - A Summary of a False Theory""; ""PART II - THE REAL AIM""; ""Chapter I - The Impotence of Impenitence""; ""Chapter II - True History of a Tramp""; ""Chapter III - True History of a Eugenist""

""Chapter IV - The Vengeance of the Flesh""""Chapter V - The Meanness of the Motive""; ""Chapter VI - The Eclipse of Liberty""; ""Chapter VII - The Transformation of Socialism""; ""Chapter VIII - The End of the Household Gods""; ""Chapter IX - A Short Chapter""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-77658-810-X

OCLC:

910815572