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- noun Support for the principles of
eugenics .
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Examples
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It appears to suggest that Watson's eugenicism is a type of view Coyne et al would accept being taught in the classroom; but of course, no such inference is warranted.
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It appears to suggest that Watson's eugenicism is a type of view Coyne et al would accept being taught in the classroom; but of course, no such inference is warranted.
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Mike quickly segues into a discussion of James Watson's "eugenicism".
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Still, it's nice to see you agree that evolutionary theory had very little to do with eugenicism.
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Incompetent flash, rooted in social eugenicism, has trumped actual effort.
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And had he desired to critique Coyne et al's views on science education, Watson's views on eugenicism are entirely irrelevant.
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Or, if he did not intend to ridicule for the sake of ridicule, then he intended to indicate that Watson's eugenicism cannot be extricated from the moral condemnation that we direct at Hitler's eugenics program, involving as it did, racism, forced marriages, forced sterilisations, and mass murder.
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The post is simply a (not so) gentle hint that the views of Coyne et al must be wrong because the are associated with the evils of eugenicism.
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And then he launches into his discussion of Watson's eugenicism.
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Surely had Mike wished only to criticise Watson's eugenicism, no mention need be made of the letter.
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