When I was teaching the history of early modern philosophy at Otago last year, one of my students told me I reminded them of Dr Jim Flynn. This was supposed to be a compliment. Flynn was highly regarded at Otago even those who considered themselves conservatives had good things to say about Flynn. I knew [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Eugenics'
Jim Flynn’s suggestion: Contraception and Religious Freedom
July 12th, 2007 3 Comments
Tags: Contraception · Ethics · Eugenics · Freedom of Religion

More Reasons to not Vote Green: Population Control gets a Global Warming Twist
October 18th, 2008 4 Comments
The blogosphere is abuzz with the Greens new Family Policy which “proposes setting a level of population New Zealand could sustain and leaving room within that for climate change refugees from Pacific Islands. They also want parents educated about the impacts of population growth when they are planning their family size and how far apart [...]
Tags: Bad Policy · Bad Reasoning · Eugenics · Greens · Urban Myths