"Einstein ... Shylock ... Rothschild ... Trotsky ... Jesus. The scientist and philosopher ... the greedy money-lender and middle man ... the impoverished immigrant ... the elite of politics and high finance ... the prophet ... the revolutionary. All of these have been faces of t…
Eugenics: a reassessment
by ProQuest (Firm), Lynn, Richard
fromHuman evolution, behavior, and intelligence
Lynn (psychology, U. of Ulster) defends human breeding and culling based on eight propositions, among them that certain human qualities are valuable because they provide the foundation for a nation's intellectual and cultural achievement, that such qualities are to a substantial…
Lynn argues that the condemnation of eugenics in the second half of the 20th century went too far and offers a reassessment. The eugenic objectives of eliminating genetic diseases, increasing intelligence, and reducing personality disorders he argues, remain desirable and are ac…
