The Dark Darwinian History of Eugenics

Episode 190 • December 14, 2007 • 00:22:41
The Dark Darwinian History of Eugenics
Intelligent Design the Future
The Dark Darwinian History of Eugenics

Dec 14 2007 | 00:22:41

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Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future, John West takes a look at the eugenics movement of the early twentieth century and how it drew direct inspiration from Darwinian biology and the writings of Charles Darwin himself. The eugenics movement was no fringe effort, but was the view of mainstream science and espoused by those at Harvard, Princeton, and the National Academy of Science.

For more, visit the website of Dr. West's new book, Darwin Day in America.

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