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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Publicado: Cipango - French Journal of Japanese Studies 2024
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description 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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