Ajavon François-Xavier
Vesalius. 2005 Dec;11(2):70-5.
There is a pre-history of Eugenics as well as a history. Although the concept was introduced by Galton in 1883, there were, before this, numerous texts, both philosophical and medical, which put forward theories aimed at standardising or improving man. From Ancient Greek times to the Enlightenment of the 18th Century, many authors have wished to influence human reproduction, to improve results. Plato in Athens, Soranus of Ephesus in Rome and Charles-Augustin Vandermonde in Paris are three examples from this pre-history of Eugenics. This article is published in two parts, with the second in the next edition of the journal.
优生学有其史前史和历史。尽管这一概念是由高尔顿在1883年提出的，但在此之前，有许多哲学和医学文本提出了旨在规范或改善人类的理论。从古希腊时期到18世纪的启蒙运动，许多作者都希望影响人类生殖以提高结果。雅典的柏拉图、罗马的以弗所的索拉努斯以及巴黎的夏尔 - 奥古斯汀·范德蒙德就是优生学前史中的三个例子。本文分两部分发表，第二部分将发表在下一期期刊上。
