Davenport's Dream: 21st Century Reflections on Heredity and Eugenics
- ISBN-10
- 0879697563
- ISBN-13
- 9780879697563
- Category
- Eugenics
- Pages
- 298
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- CSHL Press
- Author
- Charles Benedict Davenport
Description
When Charles Davenport published Heredity in Relation to Eugenics in 1911, he advanced his ideas of how genetics would improve society during the 20th century. In this volume, prominent scientists take some of his themes—mental illness, human evolution, nature and nurture—and discuss them in a 21st century context. These thought–provoking essays will be useful to historians of science as well as those interested in the social implications of human genetics research. Davenport's original book is reprinted along with the essays.
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