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When he wrote this book, Chesterton stood virtually alone against the intellectual world of his day. Yet to his eternal credit, he showed no sign of being intimidated by the prestige of his foes. On the contrary, he thunders against eugenics, ranking it one of the great evils of modern society. And, in perhaps one of the most chillingly accurate prophecies of the century, he warns that the ideas that eugenics had unleashed were likely to bear bitter...
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En el itinerario de su conversión, el autor recupera por oleadas algunas convicciones de la niñez, conservadas entre las líneas de cuentos de hadas y novelas de aventuras. Lo relata en Ortodoxia, su libro más central y el que mejor lo define, y del que se ha extraído este capítulo. En él se muestra su profunda independencia intelectual y un discernimiento clarividente.
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This vintage book contains a collection of forty-nine essays written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton that deal with the various societal problems of his day. A fascinating and arguably timeless social inquiry, "What's Wrong with the World?" tackles such subjects as role of women in society, education, socialism, capitalism, the family unit, and much more. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in early-twentieth century English society...
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