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The Myth of the Jewish Race

A Biologist's Point of View

By: Alain F. Corcos

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The Myth of the Jewish Race

A Biologist's Point of View

By: Alain F. Corcos

As a youth, the author, who had two Jewish grandparents, was defined as a Jew by Vichy France; his parents, however, refused to register the family as Jews. (In March 1944 Corcos and his brother fled to Spain and joined the Allied Forces in North Africa.) States that antisemites consider Jewishness to be inherited and to embody inferior, evil traits. This view is based on two false biological premises: that there are pure races of humans, and that some races are superior to others. Rejects these premises by considering modern biology and Jewish history. The latter indicates that the Jews cannot be a race, due to their lack of sexual isolation; diversity among Jews is a result of both intermarriage and proselytism. Sees the Spanish "limpieza de sangre" statutes and the Inquisition as precursors of Nazi racism. Observes that sometimes Jews have joined antisemites in accepting biological determinism. Intermarriage in countries such as China, India, and the USA has led to considerable biological diversity among Jews and to the reduction of diversity between Jews and non-Jews, if such diversity existed at all. Stresses that if antisemites have worried about "contamination" of their "race" by the Jews they have already missed the boat since Jews have mixed with non-Jews for many centuries.

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Lehigh University Press

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0934223793

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The Folly of War

Thoughts of an Old Man

By: Alain F. Corcos

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The Folly of War

Thoughts of an Old Man

By: Alain F. Corcos

During all its history humanity it seems, has not learned a thing about the stupidity of war and its horrors. Today, the Middle East is in flames, Israelis are fighting the Palestinians; there is killing each day in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and other parts of the world; cities are destroyed by incessant bombing. Victims are fleeing the killing, and emigration to Europe is at an all-time high. But contrary to the young soldiers in the US who learn about the inhumanness of war when they are sent to Vietnam or the Middle East, Alain Corcos lived through War World II as a teenager, then escaped with his brother from Nazi France across the Spanish border and joined the Allied Forces in Casablanca in March 1944, three months before D-Day. As an old man today, Corcos had time to reflect on war, and in his book The Folly of War he paints the pains that soldiers and civilians go through in any kind of war. He wonders if humanity is ready for peace. Wouldn't it be more reasonable to work together than killing each other for foolish reasons? We face many challenges -- the threat of nuclear war, overpopulation, climate change, and worldwide pandemics, to name a few. Corcos explores real solutions that offer hope instead of continued destruction.

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1627878688

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Affirmative Action for All Our Children: And Why College Education Should Be Free

By: Alain F. Corcos

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Affirmative Action for All Our Children: And Why College Education Should Be Free

By: Alain F. Corcos

American public schools are in deep trouble. They are still characterized by ethnic and class segregation, grossly unequal teaching and learning facilities, and governed by mammoth bureaucracies with a plethora of contradictory policies and goals. For many low and medium income students, college is still not an option due to high tuition rates and poor primary school education. Is there any hope? Affirmative Action for All Our Children: And Why College Education Should Be Free tackles the hard truth and comes up with a compelling answer to solve all of these problems: the Federal Government should completely take over the education system. According to author Alain Corcos, such a takeover needs to include the federal government: • Financing the entire education system from preschool to college • Training teachers and paying their salaries • Building and maintaining school facilities • Developing the best curriculum to prepare all children to face today's world • Providing tuition-free college for students willing to give back by serving their nation in some capacity for two years between the ages of eighteen and twenty Affirmative Action for All Our Children: And Why College Education Should Be Free lays out a detailed plan that paves the way for US public schools to become the best in the world. However, time is of the essence because any change will take at least two generations to affect the nation.

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1627873953

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Three Biological Myths

Race, Ancestry, Ethnicity

By: Alain F. Corcos

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Three Biological Myths

Race, Ancestry, Ethnicity

By: Alain F. Corcos

By the end of the twentieth century, biologists and anthropologists concluded that there are no human races. In Three Biological Myths: Race, Ancestry, Ethnicity, Professor Alain F. Corcos raises the question: What about ethnicity? Is it also a biological myth? He also asks a very important question in a time when people are busy looking for their roots: What did your ancestors transmit to you? The answers may surprise you. Human diversity occupies much of the talk these days, but few know about the biological process -- meiosis -- responsible for that extreme diversity. In Three Biological Myths: Race, Ancestry, Ethnicity, Corcos explains the process by which our extreme diversity occurs.

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1627875840

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Atheism, Science and Me

By: Alain F. Corcos

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By: Alain F. Corcos

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The Myth of Human Races

By: Alain F. Corcos

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The Myth of Human Races

By: Alain F. Corcos

The idea that there are different human races is false. It is a socially constructed myth that has no grounding in science. Protagonists of race theory have tried to prove that human races exist with flawed research. The Myth of Human Races unravels these flaws and exposes the theory's underlying prejudice of race superiority.

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1627874178

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Are We Going to Commit Suicide?

The Global Threat of Climate Change and Nuclear War

By: Alain F. Corcos

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The Global Threat of Climate Change and Nuclear War

By: Alain F. Corcos

Two global dangers face humanity: climate change and nuclear war. In the last few years, people have realized that the first was real. According to the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Earth's climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primarily due to human activities. There continues to be a wide range of impacts across every region of the country and many sectors of the economy. Storms, hurricanes, and droughts happen far more often and are more deadly than in the past. However, although people fear nuclear weapons, they have no idea that one or two modern nuclear bombs are enough to kill all of us no matter who started the war. Whether we like it or not, we have to unite to save ourselves from these dangers. Are We Going to Commit Suicide? examines the history of climate change and examines what we need to do to save our planet.

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162787772X

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The Myth of the Jewish Race

A Biologist's Point of View

By: Alain F. Corcos

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A Biologist's Point of View

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Gregor Mendel's Experiments on Plant Hybrids

A Guided Study

By: Gregor Mendel,Alain F. Corcos,Floyd V. Monaghan

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Gregor Mendel's Experiments on Plant Hybrids

A Guided Study

By: Gregor Mendel,Alain F. Corcos,Floyd V. Monaghan

A Guided Study (Masterworks of Discovery)

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Rutgers University Press

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0813519217

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9780813519210

Joys and Sorrows in Teaching Sex and Genetics

By: Alain F. Corcos

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Joys and Sorrows in Teaching Sex and Genetics

By: Alain F. Corcos

Michigan State University had a college teaching general education in humanities, social sciences, natural science, and arts and letters to freshmen. At first, these science courses were mandatory for every student, but then were required only for non-science majors. Unlike traditional introductory science courses, they focused on the nature and history of science. Teaching these courses to students who, for the most part, hated science for one reason or another, posed a unique challenge. Professor Alain F. Corcos taught natural science at the university for twenty-six years from 1965 to 1991. During that time, he learned a lot about eighteen-year-old students -- their thoughts, aspirations, and unpreparedness for college life. After three decades of teaching and some years of retirement behind him, he asked himself what he had learned from his experience. He chose to remember stories that reflected the joys and sorrows of teaching young people to think about science. Now, he shares these stories with you -- stories having to do with sex and genetics, teaching, and race from the biological point of view. In Joys and Sorrows in Teaching Sex and Genetics, Professor Corcos combines the humor, sadness, and sometimes both that arose from his three decades of teaching science to young adults taking their first steps into maturity.

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Souvenirs of a SuperAger

Stories from My Life

By: Alain F. Corcos

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Souvenirs of a SuperAger

Stories from My Life

By: Alain F. Corcos

These are stories that a very old man remembers. They could not have happened to anyone else. Professor Alain Corcos is a native of France. He came to the United States twice—first as a member of the French Air Force in November 1944 after escaping from Vichy France three months before D-Day. He came back to the States as a student earning a PhD in plant breeding and taught the nature and philosophy of science for twenty-six years at Michigan State University. He has written many scientific articles and three books published by university presses: The Myth of Human Races, The Myth of the Jewish Race, and Gregor Mendel’s Experiments on Plant Hybrids, which, years after its publication, became a very important contribution to the history of science. Professor Corcos is also the author of the Little Yellow Train (the story of his escape from France during World War II) and six other books, including The Folly of War.

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The Myth of Human Races

By: Alain F. Corcos

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The Myth of Human Races

By: Alain F. Corcos

The idea that human races exist is a socially constructed myth that has no grounding in science. Regardless of skin, hair, or eye color, stature or physiognomy, we are all of one race. Nonetheless, scientists, social scientists, and pseudoscientists have, for three centuries, tried vainly to prove that distinctive and separate "races" of humanity exist. These protagonists of race theory have based their flawed research on one or more of five specious assumptions: • humanity can be classified into groups using identifiable physical characteristics • human characteristics are transmitted "through the blood" • distinct human physical characteristics are inherited together • physical features can be linked to human behavior • human groups or "races" are by their very nature unequal and, therefore, they can be ranked in order of intellectual, moral, and cultural superiority The Myth of Human Races systematically dispels these fallacies and unravels the web of flawed research that has been woven to demonstrate the superiority of one group of people over another.

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1627874186

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Atheism, Science and Me

By: Alain F. Corcos

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Atheism, Science and Me

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Alain F. Corcos was raised by a family of nonbelievers. When he grew up and pursued a career in science, he encountered nothing to challenge his lack of faith. In fact, he would have considered his atheism completely unremarkable if not for the reactions he confronted again and again: - How can you be moral when you don't believe in God? - If you know you can't prove God doesn't exist, doesn't that make you agnostic? - Aren't you afraid of death? In "Atheism, Science, and Me," Dr. Corcos reminisces about satisfying his thirst for knowledge through research rather than religious doctrine or philosophy. While he has no interest in "converting" anybody to atheism, the good-natured enthusiasm with which he presents his worldview conveys the joys of a life unencumbered by religion. ALAIN F. CORCOS is a retired professor of botany. His previous books are "Mendel, Genes and You; Race and Difference Among Us"; "Biological Experiments and Ideas";" Race and You"; "Gregor Mendel's Experiments on Plant Hybrids: A Guided Study (with Floyd V. Monaghan)"; "The Myth of Human Races"; "Four Short True Stories of a French Family"; "The Myth of the Jewish Race: A Biologist's Point of View"; "The Little Yellow Train: Survival and Escape from Nazi France (June 1940-March 1944)"; and "Who Is a Jew? Thoughts of a Biologist: An Essay Dedicated to the Jewish and Non-Jewish Victims of the Nazi Holocaust.

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The Folly of War

Thoughts of an Old Man

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Thoughts of an Old Man

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Three Biological Myths

Race, Ancestry, Ethnicity

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Race, Ancestry, Ethnicity

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Joys and Sorrows in Teaching Sex and Genetics

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The Myth of the Jewish Race

The Myth of the Jewish Race

The Folly of War

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Affirmative Action for All Our Children: And Why College Education Should Be Free

Affirmative Action for All Our Children: And Why College Education Should Be Free

Three Biological Myths

Three Biological Myths

Atheism, Science and Me

Atheism, Science and Me

The Myth of Human Races

The Myth of Human Races

Are We Going to Commit Suicide?

Are We Going to Commit Suicide?

The Myth of the Jewish Race

The Myth of the Jewish Race

Gregor Mendel's Experiments on Plant Hybrids

Gregor Mendel's Experiments on Plant Hybrids

Joys and Sorrows in Teaching Sex and Genetics

Joys and Sorrows in Teaching Sex and Genetics

Souvenirs of a SuperAger

Souvenirs of a SuperAger

The Myth of Human Races

The Myth of Human Races

Atheism, Science and Me

Atheism, Science and Me

The Folly of War

The Folly of War

Three Biological Myths

Three Biological Myths

Joys and Sorrows in Teaching Sex and Genetics

Joys and Sorrows in Teaching Sex and Genetics

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