JOURNAL ARTICLE

Researchers from Autonomous University Barcelona Discuss Findings in Health and Medicine (From Degenerationism To Extermination In Nazi Psychiatry. From Arthur De Gobineau and Benedict Morel To Emil Kraepelin and Ernst Rudin).

  • Published In: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal, 2024. P. 141 1 of 2

  • Database: Psychology Source 2 of 2

Abstract

A report from researchers at Autonomous University Barcelona explores the connection between psychiatry and anthropology in Nazi Germany. The article examines how an organicist discourse, rooted in theories of degeneration, was used to justify Nazi extermination and eugenic policies in democratic countries. The researchers discuss the role of figures such as Arthur de Gobineau, Benedict Morel, Cesare Lombroso, Emil Kraepelin, and Ernst Rudin in the development of these ideas. The report concludes by highlighting the persistence of biological determinism and legal inequality in contemporary society. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Psychology & Psychiatry Journal. 2024/01, p141
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1944-2718
  • Accession Number:174750644
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