Social and genetic influences on life and death : a symposium held by the Eugenics Society in September 1966 / edited by the Lord Platt, A.S. Parkes.

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[1967]
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    EDITORS' FOREWORD The Eugenics Society's two previous symposia, Biological Aspects of Social Problems in 1964 and Genetic and Environmental Factors in Human Ability in 1965, have undoubtedly been successful in stimulating the minds of people who are interested in human affairs from many different points of view. This volume brings to you the texts of the papers read at our Third Symposium, which was held in 1966, Social and Genetic Influences on Life and Death. Surely this is a broad enough title, a subject which could only be dealt with by taking a few examples of the important factors which determine the success or failure of human life from a biological point of view. So once again, we seek to bring to a wide public knowledge which might otherwise be available only in professional journals read by specialists. Once again, we took particular care in the choice of our speakers, and they probably never before have appeared together on the same platform. We are very grateful to them, not only for their spoken word but for letting us have their scripts for publication. As before, we as Officers of the Eugenics Society take formal responsibility for the editing of the Volume ; but we are only too willing to acknowledge that the real work has been done by Mrs K. Hodson, the editor of The Eugenics Review. Robert Platt A. S. Parkes V
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