(1) – The Next Million Years by Charles Galton Darwin – On population control and eugenics (2) – Bio (3) – Creeds (religion) and government policy (4) – Hormones and contentment drugs (5) – The wild master breed (6) – … Continue reading →
Edited: August 11, 2019 Continued from Part 5 Series Contents Decline in Fertility Writing in the 1950s, Charles Galton Darwin mentions the “present spontaneous decline in fertility” in the “most prosperous countries” (135). “there are great handicaps against large families, … Continue reading →
Edited: August 11, 2019 Continued from Part 4 Charles Galton Darwin writes about the problem of how to breed human beings successfully. “It is clearly beyond anyone to decide these things for himself … evident that subjective judgments on such … Continue reading →
Edited: August 11, 2019 Continued from Part 3 Hormones Charles Galton Darwin writes in the early 1950s about the “possibility of substantially altering the intellectual and moral natures of individuals by some sort of hormonal injections (76).” “The artificial use … Continue reading →
Edited: August 11, 2019 Continued from Part 2 Perfectibility of Mankind Darwin refers to a belief by some in the “perfectibility of mankind” and how a hypothetical “philanthropic” dictator – leaving aside ethical questions – might develop a program which … Continue reading →
Edited: August 11, 2019 Continued from Part 1 According to the author’s bio on the back flap, Charles Galton Darwin was a physicist and a grandson of Charles Darwin. His godfather was Sir Francis Galton the famous eugenicist. His close … Continue reading →
Edited: August 11, 2019 The Next Million Years Subtitle: A Brilliant Insight into the Future and a Revealing Forecast of Things to Come By Charles Galton Darwin, Doubleday & Company, 1953 Part 2 Series Contents
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