Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain : The Open Conspiracy 1930-80.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Callum G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics--Great Britain--History.

Ethics.

Nineteen sixties.

Public opinion--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (413 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This book argues that the period of social change in Britain between 1930 and 1980 was due to the work of just 90 high profile humanists.

Contents:

Part I: Intellectuals and Early Networks 1. Introduction 2. Origins and Leadership of the Network 3. The Working Network Part II Science, Wars and the Bomb 4. John Boyd Orr, health and the United Nations 5. Internationalism, war and the world state 6. Humanists and the Atomic Bomb Part III: Medical Ethics 7. Abortion, Fertility and Family 8. Mental Health, Suicide, Euthanasia and Eugenics 9. Marriage and Divorce Law Reform 10. Sexualities and Sex Part IV: Human Rights and Penal Reform 11. Human Rights 12. Judicial and Penal Reform Part V: Conclusion 13. From Old to New Ethics Appendix: The 90: Members of the British humanist network for social, medical and internationalist reform, 1930-1980 BIbliography Index

ISBN:

1-350-52830-7

1-350-52829-3

OCLC:

1535156903