Eugenics and Other Evils - Couverture souple

Chesterton, G K

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1646796993 ISBN 13 : 9781646796991

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 1905

Synopsis

"Eugenics itself, in large quantities or small, coming quickly or coming slowly, urged from good motives or bad, applied to a thousand people or applied to three, Eugenics itself is a thing no more to be bargained about than poisoning." -G. K. Chesterton, Eugenics and Other Evils Eugenics and Other Evils: An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized State (1922) was written by G. K. Chesterton as an attack on a bill being debated by the British parliament that would have legalized eugenics. This bill was the culmination of a campaign instigated by Sir Francis Galton and H. G. Wells, among others. They represented a number of contemporary intellectuals who believed the government should sterilize people deemed "mentally defective." In his book, Chesterton, who was strongly motivated by Christian theology, argued that spiritual principles were more important than scientific ones in the governance of human affairs. Ultimately, the bill failed to pass by a vote of 167 to 89.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) expounded prolifically about his wide-ranging philosophies. A man of strong opinions, with a humorous style that earned him the title of the "prince of paradox," he is impossible to categorize as "liberal" or "conservative" he was a literary critic, historian, playwright, novelist, columnist, and poet. His thousands of essays and 80 books remain among the most beloved in the English language.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 1905
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1646796993
• ISBN 13: 9781646796991
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 198
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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