The Historical Idea of a Better Race
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12978232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matti Häyry (0000-0003-4276-4757, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Ethics Law and Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1941-6008 • E-ISSN: 2194-6280 |
| Publisher | Berkeley Electronic Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2202/1941-6008.1035 |
| OpenAlex | W2007639338 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper explores the historical idea of improving humanity. Developments in genetics and political thought have during the last century contributed to eugenic policies which have sometimes had adverse effects on people's lives. But European philosophy has seen attempts to make better human beings long before the current scientific advances. The paper explores these attempts by an examination of the doctrines of Plato, Aristotle, Condorcet, Herder, and Mill, as well as the technological Romanticism of Mary Shelley, before moving on to the more recent eugenic policies inspired by Darwin and Galton
Art history · Condorcet method · Darwin (ADL · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Eugenics · Galton's problem · Humanity · Mill · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Romanticism · Social science · Sociology · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Ethics in medical practice · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |