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Home Grown Eugenics
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In "Anthem", by Ayn Rand, Equality speaks of the Home of Eugenics in which males and females of his dystopian society must report to at the appropriate age. To help students better understand the ethical issues with eugenics, they will interact with this informational article from the Huffington Post. This article will allow students to discuss and learn about the issues of eugenics in their own back yard.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Date Added:
10/15/2015
Techno-identity: Who we are and how we perceive ourselves and others
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The nature of human identity - how we think of ourselves, how we perceive others - is a mutable concept, changing with the rise and fall of religious beliefs, social mores, philosophical theories. Today, we live in a world in which science and technology are among the most powerful forces reshaping our culture - and thus our definitions and perceptions of identity. In this seminar, we will examine the impact of science and technology on identity.
The instructor's course page may be viewed at http://smg.media.mit.edu/classes/IdentitySeminar/

Subject:
Anthropology
Arts and Humanities
Graphic Arts
Philosophy
Social Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Donath, Judith
Date Added:
02/01/2002