How does the
attempt to control and codify plants and animals lead to eugenics? How are both
of these views optimistic? Pessimistic?
Read
“Darwin, The Origin, and the Future of Biology” by E. O. Wilson.
Read
“Herbert Spencer: Social Darwinism, 1857.”
Read
“Eugenics: Compulsory Sterilization in 50 States” By Lutz Kaelber.
Read
“Science as Salvation: Weimar Eugenics 1919–1933.”
Read “The
Biological State: Nazi Racial Hygiene, 1933–1939.”
Read “Final
Solutions: Murderous Racial Hygiene, 1939–1945.”
Use this link for
the Darwin article in resource #1
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/history-science-technology-and-medicine/history-science/darwin-the-origin-and-the-future-biology
Please read the
course materials for the week and then participate in this discussion by
answering ONE of the following questions. Your response should be a minimum of
250 words.
How does the
attempt to control and codify plants and animals lead to eugenics? How are both
of these views optimistic? Pessimistic?
