The Future of Eugenics
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"The Future of Eugenics" is a work by Leonard Darwin that explores and advocates for the application of early 20th-century eugenic ideas to social policy and human heredity.
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| The Future of Eugenics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T677187 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Future of Eugenics Context triple: [Leonard Darwin, notableWork, The Future of Eugenics]
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A.
The Need for Eugenic Reform
The Need for Eugenic Reform is an early 20th-century book by Leonard Darwin advocating for the application of eugenic principles to social and public policy.
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B.
The Blank Slate
The Blank Slate is a book by Steven Pinker that critiques the notion of human minds as entirely shaped by environment and argues for the significant role of innate human nature, making it a foundational text in evolutionary psychology debates.
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C.
The Control of Parenthood
The Control of Parenthood is a book by Leonard Darwin that discusses eugenics and the social and ethical implications of regulating human reproduction.
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D.
Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring
The Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring was a 1933 Nazi eugenics statute that mandated the forced sterilization of hundreds of thousands of people deemed genetically "unfit," including those with disabilities and certain illnesses.
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E.
Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Humanism
"Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Humanism" is a philosophical work by Paul Kurtz that articulates and defends a secular, human-centered ethical framework independent of religious doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Future of Eugenics Target entity description: "The Future of Eugenics" is a work by Leonard Darwin that explores and advocates for the application of early 20th-century eugenic ideas to social policy and human heredity.
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A.
The Need for Eugenic Reform
The Need for Eugenic Reform is an early 20th-century book by Leonard Darwin advocating for the application of eugenic principles to social and public policy.
-
B.
The Blank Slate
The Blank Slate is a book by Steven Pinker that critiques the notion of human minds as entirely shaped by environment and argues for the significant role of innate human nature, making it a foundational text in evolutionary psychology debates.
-
C.
The Control of Parenthood
The Control of Parenthood is a book by Leonard Darwin that discusses eugenics and the social and ethical implications of regulating human reproduction.
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D.
Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring
The Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring was a 1933 Nazi eugenics statute that mandated the forced sterilization of hundreds of thousands of people deemed genetically "unfit," including those with disabilities and certain illnesses.
-
E.
Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Humanism
"Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Humanism" is a philosophical work by Paul Kurtz that articulates and defends a secular, human-centered ethical framework independent of religious doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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eugenics literature ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| addresses |
differential birth rates among social classes
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long-term effects of heredity on national fitness ⓘ state intervention in reproduction ⓘ |
| advocates |
application of eugenic principles to social policy
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selective breeding in humans ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eugenics Society
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surface form:
British eugenics movement
Galton–Darwin family tradition in eugenics ⓘ |
| author | Leonard Darwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
biological determinism
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heredity and inheritance ⓘ population quality ⓘ public policy implications of eugenics ⓘ |
| ethicalStance | pro-eugenics ⓘ |
| genre |
scientific literature
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social science ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th-century eugenics movement ⓘ |
| historicalReception | now regarded as part of discredited eugenics literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Francis Galton's eugenic theories
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contemporary heredity research ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
policymakers
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scientists ⓘ social reformers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
eugenics
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human heredity ⓘ social policy ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workDescribedAs | advocacy for eugenic social reforms ⓘ |
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Subject: The Future of Eugenics Description of subject: "The Future of Eugenics" is a work by Leonard Darwin that explores and advocates for the application of early 20th-century eugenic ideas to social policy and human heredity.
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