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IIRC Huxley became rather sceptical in his later works regarding "eugenics" or in general "scientific dictatorship" as a solution to the social problems of huma

by jcynix 1y ago

IIRC Huxley became rather sceptical in his later works regarding "eugenics" or in general "scientific dictatorship" as a solution to the social problems of humanity. I may have to re-read his work "Ends and Means" sometime later, but I'm quite sure that calling him an "eugenicist" is too easy. EDIT: fixed typo

cess11 1y ago
He supported Muller's germinal choice scheme, according to In the Name of Eugenics, p. 262-263: http://pinguet.free.fr/kevles1985.pdf http://pinguet.free.fr/kevles1985.pdf What sources is it you remember?