Why Did Nazi Use Of Eugenics
Introduction:
This literative, scientific report will attempt to assess the following question: What is eugenics and how did the Nazi's eugenics program under the governance of Hitler's Third Reich work and what are the ethical consequences thereof? This will be done in two core elements the first concerning, what eugenics is (both in general and with regards to the Nazi employment of eugenics), while the latter will concern the benefits and pitfalls behind its employment in general and specifically in Germany from 1933-1939 and later during World War Two from 1939-1945.
What is eugenics?
Eugenics is defined by the oxford paperback dictionary as the following: "The science of improving a population by controlled breeding or euthanasia, so as …show more content…
Prior even to this the German government had been promoting the breeding of healthy individuals to help the genetic pool increase in diversity. Nazism however began a new trend, they began the forced sterilisation of mentally unstable individuals during their times sentenced in mental institutes. It didn't stop there however, after this the forced sterilisation and later extermination of "unwanted" members of the population began. These "unwanteds" could be anyone from a Jew to a homosexual to a person of colour. Anyone with what the Nazi's viewed as bad genes were stopped from reproducing (or towards the later years even living) by any means necessary. Nazi eugenics was, ultimately, geared towards creating a population of "perfect" …show more content…
First and foremost eugenics is a very viable method of improving the genetic pool of a society and can in many cases improve the overall life expectancy, health and general well being of a population, when done on health lines. Eugenics is an important possible way forward for medical science, many avenues are being explored to improve humanities medical capabilities. Eugenics is a major way forward. Eugenics can be used in the opposite way the Nazi's used it, by eliminating the unviable offspring within each racial grouping and gender balancing the racial groupings to increase the viability of the racial group. It is important to note that by the definition of eugenics, abortion to achieve suitable offspring is considered eugenics and is often used to prevent cases of serious hereditary diseases. This will prevent unviable offspring or offspring that will be otherwise unhealthy from struggling through the world.
Ethically, eugenics can be seen as an absolute boon, giving children the highest possible chance in life by giving them the best possible genetics, with phenotypic traits like; improved intelligence, strength or even resistance to disease.
What are the pitfalls of
This literative, scientific report will attempt to assess the following question: What is eugenics and how did the Nazi's eugenics program under the governance of Hitler's Third Reich work and what are the ethical consequences thereof? This will be done in two core elements the first concerning, what eugenics is (both in general and with regards to the Nazi employment of eugenics), while the latter will concern the benefits and pitfalls behind its employment in general and specifically in Germany from 1933-1939 and later during World War Two from 1939-1945.
What is eugenics?
Eugenics is defined by the oxford paperback dictionary as the following: "The science of improving a population by controlled breeding or euthanasia, so as …show more content…
Prior even to this the German government had been promoting the breeding of healthy individuals to help the genetic pool increase in diversity. Nazism however began a new trend, they began the forced sterilisation of mentally unstable individuals during their times sentenced in mental institutes. It didn't stop there however, after this the forced sterilisation and later extermination of "unwanted" members of the population began. These "unwanteds" could be anyone from a Jew to a homosexual to a person of colour. Anyone with what the Nazi's viewed as bad genes were stopped from reproducing (or towards the later years even living) by any means necessary. Nazi eugenics was, ultimately, geared towards creating a population of "perfect" …show more content…
First and foremost eugenics is a very viable method of improving the genetic pool of a society and can in many cases improve the overall life expectancy, health and general well being of a population, when done on health lines. Eugenics is an important possible way forward for medical science, many avenues are being explored to improve humanities medical capabilities. Eugenics is a major way forward. Eugenics can be used in the opposite way the Nazi's used it, by eliminating the unviable offspring within each racial grouping and gender balancing the racial groupings to increase the viability of the racial group. It is important to note that by the definition of eugenics, abortion to achieve suitable offspring is considered eugenics and is often used to prevent cases of serious hereditary diseases. This will prevent unviable offspring or offspring that will be otherwise unhealthy from struggling through the world.
Ethically, eugenics can be seen as an absolute boon, giving children the highest possible chance in life by giving them the best possible genetics, with phenotypic traits like; improved intelligence, strength or even resistance to disease.
What are the pitfalls of