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: | G. K. Chesterton |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |