Updating the debate on eugenics: A review of the book "Eugenia ontem e hoje" by Robert Wegner
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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7976.2026.e111891Keywords:
Eugenics, Biopolitics, HistoryAbstract
In this paper we review the book "Eugenics Yesterday and Today" by Robert Wegner. We will begin this review by discussing some important aspects of the current debate regarding eugenics, considering that it is in this context that the publication of works such as Robert Wegner's is explained. In the second part of the review, we will specifically analyze the book "Eugenics Yesterday and Today".
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