Neo-eugenics
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Neo-eugenics is a noun meaning The use of genetic manipulation to improve human hereditary qualities.
Meaning
The use of genetic manipulation to improve human hereditary qualities.
Example Sentences
Despite the striking similarities between eugenics and neo-eugenics, it is important to mark a primary difference: that eugenics was, in some cases, mobilized as a genocidal movement. Even though neo-eugenics aims to eradicate specific bodies—just as eugenic sought—neo-eugenics does not subscribe to the minimum requirements of genocide as outlined by Esposito (2008, p. 137):[…]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include techno-eugenics, eugenics, eugenocide, eugenicide, aristogenics, homoculture.
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