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100 1 _aHolbrook, M. L.
_q(Martin Luther),
_d1831-1902
245 1 0 _aHomo-Culture; Or, The Improvement of Offspring Through Wiser Generation
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-11-12
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness, Lisa Reigel, Michael Zeug, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Homo-Culture; Or, The Improvement of Offspring Through Wiser Generation" by Holbrook is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work discusses the concepts of stirpiculture (the cultivation of stock or race), emphasizing human evolution, heredity, and the potential for parents to enhance the physical and mental traits of their offspring through informed choices in mating, environment, and prenatal care. The text is likely to appeal to readers interested in eugenics, genetics, and the moral implications surrounding human propagation. The opening of the book introduces the idea that throughout history, various methods have been proposed to improve the human race, frequently focusing on education, environment, and prenatal influence. Holbrook references ancient philosophical views on marriage and child-rearing, particularly the thoughts of Plato and Lycurgus, emphasizing the controversial acts of infanticide as a means to ensure a stronger society. The author expresses a desire to foster a deeper awareness among contemporary readers regarding their roles in the evolution of humanity, advocating for a more thoughtful approach to procreation that considers the potential benefits for future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHeredity
653 _aEugenics
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34299
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