The shadow of the world's future, or The earth's population possibilities & the consequences of the present rate of increase of the earth's inhabitants

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Identifikator:: 1775636852

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-164018

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Author:: Knibbs, George Handley http://d-nb.info/gnd/1045010944

Title:: The shadow of the world's future, or The earth's population possibilities & the consequences of the present rate of increase of the earth's inhabitants

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Ernest Benn Limited

Year of publication:: (1928)

Scope:: 131 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter X. New malthusianism and man's future

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NEW MALTHUSIANISM 109 attention to the difficulty of guiding international policy in such matters. The question of birth-control just referred to is inescapable. Its best form is what has been called “ constructive birth-control,” viz., that which takes account of what has been discovered in regard to the laws of inheritance of physical and mental qualities. Mendelism, a study of the nature of heredity, embry- ology, advances in psychology, in education generally, and in national and personal hygiene, have shown that it is easily possible to have far better conditions in the matter of the reproduction of human beings. To secure them practically is worth while. As peoples grow in intelligence and develop in character, their ‘nterest in the quality of future generations progresses, and we realise that what in the past was left entirely to chance, may in the future be wisely directed, to the great advantage of humanity. One may say that the human race is rapidly reaching new ideals in regard to its responsibility to the generations to come. Indiffer- ence to the fate of those born under bad economic, physical and psychical conditions is giving place— perhaps all too slowly—to benevolent concern. When this concern embraces not merely the more immediate surroundings, but also the world-conditions entered upon, great ameliorations in the status of mankind are likely to arise, for they are certainly possible. The greater and nobler personalities among all peoples whatsoever are extraordinarily similar in their sympathies and their outlook. Brothers by nature, it behoves them to do all in their power to change national and racial egoisms and vanities into a spirit of real friendliness and co-operation. Though not an easy task, it is assuredly a possible one. The mutual touch of peoples to-day is unique in human history and it can bring forth good fruit.” Thus a world-survey in the interests of all is a desideratum of the first order,

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