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Evolutionary Selection Has Been Radically Relaxed In The Human Species As A Result Of The Development Of Civilization, Science In General, And Medicine In Particular. While These Advances Have Hugely Benefited Current Populations, They Have To A Significant Degree Released The Species From The Biological Process Which Created It And Maintains Its Viability. Formerly, Natural Selection Took Place Largely As A Result Of Differential Mortality, But Now That Most People Survive Well Beyond Their Child Bearing Years, Selection Is Determined Largely By Differential Fertility. Aside From Genetic Illnesses, This New Selection Is Also Characterized By A Negative Correlation Between Fertility And Intelligencethe Core Of Eugenic Concern For Over A Century. Eugenics Views Itself As The Fourth Leg Of The Chair Of Civilization, The Other Three Being A) A Thrifty Expenditure Of Natural Resources, B) Mitigation Of Environmental Pollution, And C) Maintenance Of A Human Population Not Exceeding The Planets Carrying Capacity. Eugenics, Which Can Be Thought Of As Human Ecology, Is Thus Part And Parcel Of The Environmental Movement. Humanity Is Defined, Not As The Totality Of The Currently Living Popul
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- Author
- Glad, John, John Glad
- Publisher
- Hermitage Publishers
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781557791542
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Social Science, Gender Studies, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.06 / 5 (30 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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