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Overview"""Eugenics is the study of the agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations either physically or mentally."" -Francis Galton, Essays in Eugenics (1909) Eugenics: Its Definition, Scope and Aims (1904) is a paper in which Francis Galton provided commentary on the new science he had developed. In it, Galton discusses producing a ""highly gifted race of man"" by the process of selective breeding. Labeling this as ""positive eugenics,"" Galton argued that a list of universally desirable qualities, such as health, energy, ability, manliness, and courteous disposition, could be compiled, and the more of these qualities get passed on, the better the society, the nation, and the human race become." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Francis GaltonPublisher: Cosimo Classics Imprint: Cosimo Classics Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.073kg ISBN: 9781646797141ISBN 10: 1646797140 Pages: 60 Publication Date: 01 July 1904 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAmong his many significant accomplishments, British scientist SIR FRANCIS GALTON (1822-1911) was an explorer, a geographer, a statistician, and inventor of fingerprint identification. In addition to more than 300 scientific papers, he wrote the books Hereditary Genius (1914), Finger Prints (1893), Memories of My Life (1908), and others. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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