Introduction
Eugenics is not an obvious choice for academic study, and for good reason. It was considered a pseudo-science, an ideology frequently associated with Nazi thought and therefore to be banished according to what Leo Strauss called “reductio ad Hitlerum” logic. To quote Ernst Mayr, “it has become almo...
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| フォーマット: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| 言語: | Anglais |
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Cipango - French Journal of Japanese Studies
2024
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| オンライン･アクセス: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| 要約: | Eugenics is not an obvious choice for academic study, and for good reason. It was considered a pseudo-science, an ideology frequently associated with Nazi thought and therefore to be banished according to what Leo Strauss called “reductio ad Hitlerum” logic. To quote Ernst Mayr, “it has become almost impossible, since 1933, to discuss eugenics objectively”. Whether then or now, labelling a historical figure a eugenicist evoked a “dark” or “negative” chapter in their lives. In retrospect, eve... |
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