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.
ISBN: | 9781776588091 |
Publication date: | 1st May 2015 |
Author: | Chesterton, G. K. |
Publisher: | The Floating Press |
Format: | Ebook (Epub) |