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Eugenics and Other Evils (Annotated)
By G. K. ChestertonLength5h 3m
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This edition includes the following editor's introduction: G. K. Chesterton, the man beyond the writer
The early twentieth-century was a time when many works, including popular essays, were written on eugenics and eugenic theory, usually to promote the ideas. However, significant anti-eugenic essays also circulated, the most famous of which is “Eugenics and Other Evils” (AKA Eugenics and Other Evils: an argument against scientifically organized state), written by English author and philosopher G. K. Chesterton and originally published in 1922, just a few years after the close of the 'Great War.'
In “Eugenics and Other Evils,” Chesterton argues that eugenic laws are a means of suppressing the poor, and predicts the abuse of eugenics. The book was influential enough that the British Parliament began to question eugenic legislation, and indeed eugenic legislation as existed in the United States was never passed in Great Britain.
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GenrePsychology, History, Young Adult
Length5 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 21, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1G. K. Chesterton, the man beyond the writer
2To The Reader
3PART 1. THE FALSE THEORY
4Chapter 1. What Is Eugenics?
5Chapter 2. The First Obstacles
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6Chapter 3. The Anarchy From Above
7Chapter 4. The Lunatic And The Law
8Chapter 5. The Flying Authority
9Chapter 6. The Unanswered Challenge
10Chapter 7. The Established Church Of Doubt
11Chapter 8. A Summary Of A False Theory
12PART 2. THE REAL AIM
13Chapter 1. The Impotence Of Impenitence
14Chapter 2. True History Of A Tramp
15Chapter 3. True History Of A Eugenist
16Chapter 4. The Vengeance Of The Flesh
17Chapter 5. The Meanness Of The Motive
18Chapter 6. The Eclipse Of Liberty
19Chapter 7. The Transformation Of Socialism
20Chapter 8. The End Of The Household Gods
21Chapter 9. A Short Chapter