Project Gutenberg 2010-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 358 Kellicott, William E. (William Erskine) 1878 1919 Kellicott, William Erskine The Social Direction of Evolution: An Outline of the Science of Eugenics Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Social Direction of Human Evolution: An Outline of the Science of Eugenics" by William E. Kellicott is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work serves as an outline of the principles and theories of eugenics, a field that aims to study and improve the qualities of the human race through controlled breeding and social action. In the context of its time, it reflects on the urgent need for societal and governmental measures to enhance human heredity and address the issues of social welfare and population dynamics. The opening portion of the work introduces eugenics as a rapidly gaining field of scientific study, elaborating on its historical roots and foundational concepts. The author emphasizes the blend of biology and sociology necessary to approach the topic responsibly, stressing that biological principles should inform societal practices to secure healthy and capable future generations. The text begins with a discussion on the definition and aims of eugenics, referencing significant thinkers like Sir Francis Galton. It identifies the pressing necessity for a conscious, scientifically-based direction for human evolution while addressing contemporary problems related to population and social classes, setting the stage for a more detailed exploration of heredity and the implications of eugenics in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Eugenics HQ Text Browsing: Politics Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution Browsing: Sociology Category: Science - Biology Category: Sociology 346705 2025-06-13T06:19:51.332097 text/html 336677 2010-03-20T09:28:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2134741 2010-03-20T09:29:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1364499 2025-06-13T06:20:21.149476 application/epub+zip 1368021 2025-06-13T06:20:04.102542 application/epub+zip 189892 2025-06-13T06:19:54.189098 application/epub+zip 5758248 2025-06-13T06:20:27.813431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5716731 2025-06-13T06:20:11.493563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330910 2022-09-14T14:24:30.126383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285219 2025-06-13T06:19:50.331108 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285043 2010-03-20T09:28:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98822 2010-03-20T09:29:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285047 2010-03-20T09:28:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98782 2010-03-20T09:29:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20436 2025-06-13T06:20:27.963406 application/rdf+xml 24221 2025-06-13T06:19:54.811075 image/jpeg 4502 2025-06-13T06:19:54.498074 image/jpeg 2423866 2025-06-13T06:19:51.447094 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog