Eugenics and Other Evils : An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized State

by Chesterton, G. K.

• ISBN13: 9781587420023
• ISBN10: 1587420023
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

During the first three decades of the twentieth century, eugenics, the scientific control of human breeding, was a popular cause within enlightened and progressive segments of the English-speaking world. The New York Times eagerly supported it, gushing about the wonderful "new science." Prominent scientists, such as the plant biologist Luther Burbank, were among its most enthusiastic supporters. And the Carnegie and Rockefeller foundations generously funded eugenic research intended to distinguish the 'fit' from the 'unfit.'

Table of Contents

Foreword	5	(6)
To the Reader	11	(2)
What Is Eugenics?	13	(6)
The First Obstacles	19	(7)
The Anarchy from Above	26	(5)
The Lunatic and the Law	31	(9)
The Flying Authority	40	(9)
The Unanswered Challenge	49	(7)
The Established Church of Doubt	56	(6)
A Summary of a False Theory	62	(4)
The Impotence of Impenitence	66	(6)
The History of a Tramp	72	(7)
The History of a Eugenist	79	(7)
The Vengeance of the Flesh	86	(6)
The Meanness of the Motive	92	(8)
The Eclipse of Liberty	100	(7)
The Transformation of Socialism	107	(6)
The End of Household Goods	113	(7)
A Short Chapter	120	(48)
Hereditary Talent and Character	123	(4)
Eugenics: Its Definition, Scope, and Aims	127	(4)
The Progress of Eugenics	131	(4)
Two Decades of Eugenics	135	(4)
Eugenics Review	139	(5)
Eugenics Review and the Mental Deficiency Act	144	(6)
Birth Control News and Forced Sterilization	150	(6)
Birth Control News and the `Unfit'	156	(6)
Birth Control News and Eugenics	162	(6)
Index	168