What was the title of C.S. Lewis’s 1943 book criticizing modern education and moral relativism?

The Abolition of Man is C.S. Lewis’s 1943 book criticizing modern education and moral relativism. It developed from three lectures delivered at the University of Durham in 1943.

Lewis argues that education should not treat values as merely subjective emotions. He defends the existence of objective moral principles, which he calls the Tao, and warns that attempts to reshape human nature through technological power could ultimately diminish humanity.

The book is often confused with Lewis’s more introductory Christian works, including Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain. The Abolition of Man is shorter, more philosophical, and focused on education, ethics, and the consequences of denying objective value. Its final chapter gives the work its memorable title.