Tag: Italy
John West in Turin, Italy: Intelligent Design’s Roots and Fruit
West celebrates Italy’s contributions to civilization but also calls attention to Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso, who championed various racist ideas.
Darwinian Racism, Past and Present
John West discusses his experience visiting the Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin, Italy, and Cesare Lombroso’s racist ideas about evolution.
In the Footsteps of Social Darwinist Cesare Lombroso
Lombroso’s ideas were quack science. But they were taken seriously by criminologists and public officials around the world until they were debunked.
Euthanasia’s Cruel Compassion
Federico Carboni wanted suicide because he had no autonomy, saying in an interview, “I am like a boat adrift in the ocean.”
Italian Center on Intelligent Design Holds Launch Event
The city of Turin was an especially fitting place for the public launch of a group focusing on intelligent design.