Memories of My Life
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Title
Memories of My Life
Subject
Galton, Francis, 1822-1911
Eugenics
Title pages
Description
At the conclusion of this autobiographical account, Galton considers the goal of his work on eugenics and its contrast to Darwinian natural selection: “Man is gifted with pity and other kindly feelings; he has also the power of preventing many kinds of suffering. I conceive it to fall well within his province to replace Natural Selection by other processes that are more merciful and not less effective. This is precisely the aim of Eugenics. Its first object it to check the birth-rate of the Unfit, instead of allowing them to come into being, though doomed in large numbers to perish prematurely. The second object is the improvement of the race by furthering the productivity of the Fit by early marriages and healthful rearing of their children. Natural Selection rests upon excessive production and wholesale destruction; Eugenics on bringing no more individuals into the world than can be properly cared for, and those only of the best stock.”
Abstract
Title page of the book Memories of My Life by Sir Francis Galton
Creator
Galton, Francis, 1822-1911
Publisher
Methuen and Co.
Date Created
1908
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (1.Ea.91)
References
Full text available online here through the Medical Heritage Library
Format
text
Extent
1 title page
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
0001933
Provenance
Gift of Dr. John W. Farlow to the Boston Medical Library, 1908
Files
Collection
Citation
Galton, Francis, 1822-1911
, “Memories of My Life,” OnView, accessed April 25, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6208.