Homo Culture

Homo Culture

Martin Luther Holbrook

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Editorial:
Kessinger Publishing
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9781104132354
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Homo Culture: Or The Improvement Of Offspring Through Wiser Generation (1897) is a book written by Martin Luther Holbrook. The book is a treatise on eugenics, a concept that was gaining popularity in the late 19th century. Eugenics is the study of improving human heredity by selective breeding, sterilization, and other methods. The book argues that the human race can be improved by encouraging the reproduction of the best and brightest members of society while discouraging the reproduction of those deemed inferior. The author suggests that the government should play a role in promoting eugenics by offering incentives to those who have desirable traits and discouraging those who do not. The book also discusses the importance of education in improving the quality of the population. The author believes that by educating people about eugenics, they can make better decisions about who they choose to have children with. The book is written in a straightforward and persuasive style, making it an influential text in the eugenics movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. However, it is important to note that the ideas presented in the book have been widely discredited and are now considered to be deeply unethical and discriminatory.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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