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The Mismeasure of Man (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
The Mismeasure of Man - Audio CD - Unabridged
Author: Stephen Jay Gould, Arthur Morey (Translator)
When published in 1981, The Mismeasure of Man was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits.Yet the idea of of biology as destiny dies hard, as witness the attention devoted to The Bell Curve, whose arguments are here so effectively an...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781452604107
ISBN-10: 145260410X
Publication Date: 9/20/2011
Edition: Unabridged CD
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Publisher: Tantor Audio
Book Type: Audio CD
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Norsecross avatar reviewed The Mismeasure of Man (Audio CD) (Unabridged) on + 27 more book reviews
This book ends any and all excuses to be mean, racist, or superior to any fellow human. Gould is always thorough,frequently to the point of exhaustion, but you always know you have read something well supported with data and supported by history and research and good science...but no guarantee that the book is a page-turner.
googoobear avatar reviewed The Mismeasure of Man (Audio CD) (Unabridged) on
Had to read it for class. Unsure if I would have read it on my own.
reviewed The Mismeasure of Man (Audio CD) (Unabridged) on + 12 more book reviews
A compelling argument that undermines those made in The Bell Curve.


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