Biological fact and the structure of society. The Herbert Spencer lecture delivered at the examination schools on Wednesday, February 28, 1912, by W. Bateson

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Title

Biological fact and the structure of society. The Herbert Spencer lecture delivered at the examination schools on Wednesday, February 28, 1912, by W. Bateson

Subject

Eugenics
Social structure

Description

The published form of a lecture delivered at Oxford University arguing that people from different social and racial categories have essential characteristics based on their heredity. The work additionally posits that society should be structured around these categories instead, arguing against an equal society. The lecture draws upon biological concepts including genetics and evolution as well as contemporary issues and events.

Creator

William Bateson

Source

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.org/details/biologicalfactst00bate/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1613424477942000&usg=AFQjCNEG1u-aLV36JxMOFs9crJlKNyj73g

Publisher

Clarendon Press

Date

February 28, 1912

Rights

Public Domain

Format

Paper Book
56pp.

Language

English

Type

Lecture
Persuasive

Identifier

570.4B317

Coverage

Oxford, England

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Collection

Citation

William Bateson, “Biological fact and the structure of society. The Herbert Spencer lecture delivered at the examination schools on Wednesday, February 28, 1912, by W. Bateson,” Religion and Science: Creating Health in 19th Century U.S., accessed March 28, 2024, https://adhc.lib.ua.edu/rel120/items/show/5.

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