Which C.S. Lewis book argues against modern education that rejects objective values?

The Abolition of Man argues against forms of modern education that reject objective values.

C.S. Lewis published the book in 1943 after delivering the Riddell Memorial Lectures at the University of Durham. It is a short work of philosophical criticism rather than a novel. Lewis examines moral education, reason, and the danger of treating value judgments as nothing more than personal feelings.

The book is organized in three chapters: “Men Without Chests,” “The Way,” and “The Abolition of Man.” Lewis uses the Chinese term “the Tao” for a cross-cultural tradition of basic moral principles. He argues that education should cultivate both reason and properly directed feeling.

The title does not mean that Lewis was predicting the immediate disappearance of humanity. It refers to his concern that a society which denies objective values could produce people whose impulses are manipulated by technique and power rather than guided by judgment.