Campbell Macfie suggested that male war deaths (during World War I) would create a surplus of fertile women, thus reducing the overall birthrate whilst the surviving men would select partners from a wide range of 'surplus' females according to eugenically (sexually) attractive characteristics. He averred that:[4]
Nature has wisely arranged that men should be attracted (to women) by characteristics that imply a superior capacity for motherhood... (thus)...every war will do something to set up evolutionary tendencies opposite to its own, brutal, truculent, anti-social spirit.
^T. Bose; R. N. Colbeck (1 November 2011). A Bookman's Catalogue Vol. 2 M-End: The Norman Colbeck Collection of Nineteenth-Century and Edwardian Poetry and Belles Lettres. UBC Press. pp. 508–. ISBN978-0-7748-4481-9.
^Gillian Lindsay Flora Thompson: The Story of the Lark Rise Writer Hale, 30 Apr 1990, p. 87
^Ronald, Cambell Macfie (October 1917). "Evolutionary Consequences of War". The Lotus Magazine. 9 (1): 7–12. ISSN 2150-5977. JSTOR 20543937.
^"Review of The Romance of Medicine by Ronald Campbell Macfie". The Athenaeum (4173): 485. 19 October 1907.
January 01, 1970
ronald, campbell, macfie, 1867, 1931, scottish, medical, doctor, poet, science, writer, specialising, eugenics, evolution, contents, biography, books, published, also, referencesbiography, edithe, scottish, physician, writer, qualified, medicine, aberdeen, 189. Ronald Campbell Macfie 1867 1931 was a Scottish medical doctor poet and science writer specialising in eugenics and evolution 1 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Books published 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editHe was a Scottish physician and writer He had qualified in medicine in Aberdeen in 1897 and specialised in the treatment of tuberculosis 3 He was also a Liberal Member of British Parliament mentioned in The Bookman Treasury of Living Poets 4th edition 1931 as a contributor to such works as Fairy Tales for Old and Young 1909 and The Golden Treasury of Scottish Poetry 1940 Among his works are Man s Record in the Rocks My Magazine May 1921 The Art of Keeping Well Cassell amp Co 1918 The Vegetarian Society and Evolutionary Consequences of War cited below Campbell Macfie suggested that male war deaths during World War I would create a surplus of fertile women thus reducing the overall birthrate whilst the surviving men would select partners from a wide range of surplus females according to eugenically sexually attractive characteristics He averred that 4 Nature has wisely arranged that men should be attracted to women by characteristics that imply a superior capacity for motherhood thus every war will do something to set up evolutionary tendencies opposite to its own brutal truculent anti social spirit Books published editThe Romance of Medicine 1907 5 Air and Health 1909 Science Matter and Immortality 1909 The Titanic An Ode of Immortality 1912 Heredity Evolution and Vitalism 1912 The Romance of the Human Body 1919 Sunshine and Health 1927 The Faiths and Heresies of a Poet and Scientist 1932 The Theology of Evolution 1933 See also editLady Margaret Sackville Baby Boom Flora ThompsonReferences edit T Bose R N Colbeck 1 November 2011 A Bookman s Catalogue Vol 2 M End The Norman Colbeck Collection of Nineteenth Century and Edwardian Poetry and Belles Lettres UBC Press pp 508 ISBN 978 0 7748 4481 9 The Congregational Quarterly Volume 13 Congregational Union of England and Wales 1 Jan 1935 p 169 Gillian Lindsay Flora Thompson The Story of the Lark Rise Writer Hale 30 Apr 1990 p 87 Ronald Cambell Macfie October 1917 Evolutionary Consequences of War The Lotus Magazine 9 1 7 12 ISSN 2150 5977 JSTOR 20543937 Review of The Romance of Medicine by Ronald Campbell Macfie The Athenaeum 4173 485 19 October 1907 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronald Campbell Macfie amp oldid 1123952688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
