hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer) (02/08/88)
"Nazi racial and biological policy grew out of a well-established and generally accepted scientific tradition." "Many well-respected scientists used their authority as scientists to advance racist doctrines in the name of science." These are quoted from the provocative article, "Biological Science and the Roots of Nazism" by George J. Stein in the Jan-Feb '88 issue of American Scientist, published by Sigma Xi, The Research Society. (pages 50-58.) I'm not going to try to condense this article, but I will recommend that you read it. It certainly is thought provoking, and it does relate to the current discussion in this group as to whether certain theories should be suppressed lest they give support to undesireable public policies. --henry schaffer n c state univ