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1. Eugenics: “Eugenics” is a term loaded with historical significance and a strong negative valence. Its literal meaning—good birth—suggests a suitable goal for all prospective parents, yet its historical connotations tie it to the selective breeding programs, horrifying concentration camps ... (Philosophy) [100%] 2021-12-24
2. Eugenics: Eugenics is the purported study of applying the principles of artificial selection and selective breeding through altering human reproduction with the goal of changing the relative frequency of traits in a human population. As Francis Galton put it in a ... [100%] 2023-12-29 [Ableism] [Crimes against humanity]...
3. Eugenics: Eugenics, the modern name given to the science which deals with the influences which improve the inborn qualities of a race, but more particularly with those which develop them to the utmost advantage, and which generally serves to disseminate knowledge ... [100%] 2022-09-02
4. Eugenics: This article is about the pseudoscientific movement called Eugenics. For the health sciences' approach to the identification of deleterious genes and chromosomal abnormalities, and how that identification is applied to patient choice in reproduction, see genetic counseling. [100%] 2023-12-31
5. Eugenics: Eugenics was a progressive movement which tried to eliminate "dangerous human pests" and "the rising tide of imbeciles" through what has been euphemistically called "selective breeding." What this meant, in actual practice, was forced sterilization of American immigrants and minorities ... [100%] 2023-02-17 [Eugenics] [Genetics]...
6. Eugenics: Eugenics (/juːˈdʒɛnɪks/ yoo-JEN-iks; from grc εύ̃ (eû) 'good, well', and -γενής (genḗs) 'come into being, growing') is a fringe set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. Historically, eugenicists have attempted to alter ... (Biology) [100%] 2023-12-31 [Applied genetics] [Bioethics]...
7. Eugenics: Eugenics is a social philosophy which advocates the improvement of human hereditary traits through various forms of intervention. The purported goals have variously been to create healthier, more intelligent people, save society's resources, and lessen human suffering. Earlier proposed ... [100%] 2023-02-03
8. Eugenics: Eugenics (/juːˈdʒɛnɪks/ yoo-JEN-iks; from Ancient Greek εύ̃ (eû) 'good, well', and -γενής (genḗs) 'come into being, growing') is a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. Historically, eugenicists have attempted to alter ... (Aim to improve perceived human genetic quality) [100%] 2024-02-25 [Eugenics] [Ableism]...
9. English Eugenics Society: The English Eugenics Society was founded to apply the idea of evolution to the human race. The term "eugenics" was coined by the English scientist Francis Galton in 1883, and he advocated that future generations of humans could be improved ... [57%] 2023-02-20 [Evolution] [Abortion]...
10. Eugenics in Japan: Eugenics has influenced political, public health and social movements in Japan since the late 19th and early 20th century. Originally brought to Japan through the United States (like Charles Davenport and John Coulter), through Mendelian inheritance by way of German ... (none) [57%] 2023-12-03 [Empire of Japan] [Eugenics by country]...
11. Eugenics and sterilization: Sterilization procedures have been carried out in various societies as a method to control who is allowed to reproduce. In the 19th century; such procedures were first openly advocated as a kind of "scientific" social planning. [57%] 2023-07-08
12. Eugenics in California: Eugenics in California is a notable part of eugenics in the United States. As an early leading force in the field of eugenics, California became the third state in the United States to enact a sterilization law. (none) [57%] 2024-04-18 [Eugenics in the United States] [Reproductive rights in the United States]...
13. Foundation for Research and Education on Eugenics and Dysgenics: Foundation for Research and Education on Eugenics and Dysgenics (FREED) was a non-profit organization founded in March 1970 in the United States formed to support the research of William Shockley, who was the president of the foundation and R ... [33%] 2024-03-01 [Non-profit organizations based in the United States] [Eugenics in the United States]...
14. New eugenics: New eugenics, also known as liberal eugenics (a term coined by bioethicist Nicholas Agar), advocates enhancing human characteristics and capacities through the use of reproductive technology and human genetic engineering. Those who advocate new eugenics generally think selecting or altering ... (Philosophy) [70%] 2024-01-01 [Applied genetics] [Bioethics]...
15. Nazi eugenics: Nazi eugenics refers to the social policies of eugenics in Nazi Germany, composed of various ideas about genetics. The racial ideology of Nazism placed the biological improvement of the German people by selective breeding of "Nordic" or "Aryan" traits at ... (Nazi German policy of the murder of "undesirable" persons from the German people) [70%] 2024-03-25 [Ableism] [Nazi eugenics]...
16. Abortion and eugenics: Abortion and eugenics are often very strongly related. Abortion is commonly used to kill those babies who happen to suffer from Down Syndrome and other physical and mental issues, to remove said physical and mental issues from the human race. [57%] 2023-03-10 [Abortion]
17. Atheism and eugenics: Atheism has historically been and is currently linked to eugenics. In the infamous 1927 Supreme Court ruling Buck v. [57%] 2023-03-02 [Eugenics]
18. History of eugenics: The history of eugenics is the study of development and advocacy of ideas related to eugenics around the world. Early eugenic ideas were discussed in Ancient Greece and Rome. (none) [57%] 2024-01-01 [Applied genetics]
19. Darwin and eugenics: "Those defending Darwin cannot have read his Descent of Man, wherein he applies the principles of natural selection to human beings -- a thing he prudently avoided in his earlier Origin of Species. In the Descent, the eugenic and racial inferences ... [57%] 2023-06-25 [Evolution]
20. History of eugenics: The history of eugenics is the study of development and advocacy of ideas related to eugenics around the world. Early eugenic ideas were discussed in Ancient Greece and Rome. (none) [57%] 2023-12-31 [History of eugenics] [Eugenics]...
21. List of people who supported eugenics: People who ever supported eugenics and other forms of forced sterilization as a part of population politics, sorted by date of birth. Before the excesses of World War II, many intellectuals, some of whom were thought of as very nice ... [40%] 2023-02-04 [Population Politics] [Eugenics]...