In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human HeredityDaniel Kevles traces the study and practice of eugenics--the science of "improving" the human species by exploiting theories of heredity--from its inception in the late nineteenth century to its most recent manifestation within the field of genetic engineering. It is rich in narrative, anecdote, attention to human detail, and stories of competition among scientists who have dominated the field. |
Contents
Francis Galton Founder of the Faith | 3 |
Karl Pearson for Saint Biometrika | 20 |
Charles Davenport and the Worship of Great Concepts | 41 |
The Gospel Becomes Popular | 57 |
Deterioration and Deficiency | 70 |
Measures of Regeneration | 85 |
Eugenic Enactments | 96 |
A Coalition of Critics | 113 |
The Establishment of Human Genetics | 193 |
Apogee of the English School | 212 |
Blood Big Science and Biochemistry | 223 |
Chromosomesthe Binders Mistakes | 238 |
A New Eugenics | 251 |
Varieties of Presumptuousness | 269 |
Songs of Deicide | 291 |
Notes | 303 |
False Biology | 129 |
Lionel Penrose and the Colchester Survey | 148 |
A Reform Eugenics | 164 |
Brave New Biology | 176 |
Essay on Sources | 383 |
Acknowledgments | 407 |
Index | 408 |
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In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity Daniel J. Kevles Limited preview - 1995 |
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