The Abolition of Man

The Abolition of Man is a 1943 book by C. S. Lewis, subtitled "Reflections on education with special reference to the teaching of English in the upper forms of schools". It uses a contemporary text about poetry as a starting point for a defense of objective value and natural law. Lewis goes on to warn readers about the consequences of doing away with ideas of objective value. The book was first delivered as the Riddell Memorial Lectures on 24–26 February 1943, a series of three evening lectures at King's College, Newcastle, part of the University of Durham.