Essays in War-Time: Further Studies in the Task of Social Hygiene

"Essays in War-Time: Further Studies in the Task of Social Hygiene" by Havelock Ellis is a set of essays from the time of World War I that looks closely at how war and society affect each other. It talks about how war changes our ideas about what's right and wrong and how it impacts our society and evolution as a whole. Ellis starts by thinking about how we see war today compared to how people viewed it in the past, noting war's impact on England's history, as well as literature and how we think. Ellis questions if war really helps us get better as humans and hints at discussing how war affects things like birth rates and eugenics. These essays aim to make readers ponder the big questions about war and its effects on people and the world.