Eugenics and Other Evils (Registro nro. 66309)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HQ |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Chesterton, G. K. |
| Fuller form of name | (Gilbert Keith), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1874-1936 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Eugenics and Other Evils |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2008-05-03 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Irma pehar, Jeannie Howse and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This<br/>file was produced from images generously made available<br/>by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Eugenics and Other Evils" by G. K. Chesterton is a critical essay written in the early 20th century. The book discusses the eugenics movement, its philosophical implications, and the dangers it poses to individual freedoms, morality, and societal structure. Chesterton's argumentative style reveals his staunch opposition to eugenics, presenting it as a misguided and potentially tyrannical ideology. At the start of the book, Chesterton sets the stage by addressing the historical context and popularity of eugenics during his time. He emphasizes the necessity of questioning and resisting the movement before it fully materializes, drawing parallels to past tyrannies and societal trends that sprang from similar ideologies. He critiques the moral underpinnings of eugenics and the notion that human beings can be scientifically managed like livestock, arguing instead for the intrinsic value of individuals, regardless of their hereditary traits. Through this exploration, he warns of the consequences of allowing scientific authority to dictate social arrangements, calling for an awareness of the ethical implications tied to the idea of "improving" humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Eugenics |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25308">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25308</a> |
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