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"This si an intelligent book that addresses one of the most controversial and emotional debates that has occurred in psychology over the last half of the 20th century." - David A. Mrazek, PsycCritiques
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In this 2005 book, Neven Sesardic defends the view that it is both possible and useful to measure the separate contributions of heredity and environment to the explanation of human psychological differences. He critically examines the view - very widely accepted by scientists, social scientists and philosophers of science - that heritability estimates have no causal implications and are devoid of any interest. In a series of clearly written chapters he introduces the reader to the problems and subjects the arguments to close philosophical scrutiny. His conclusion is that anti-heritability arguments are based on conceptual confusions and misunderstandings of behavioural genetics. His book is a fresh and compelling intervention in a very contentious debate.
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Nature is Important and Can be Measured
27 Mar 2006
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In the never ending arguments about nature (heridity) and nurture (surrounding) having more effect on a person the position of the bulk of social scientists is that nurture has more importance. In fact they often hold that heritability is so small that it can be ignored.
In this book author takes the position that the contributions of heritability vs. environment can be measured to determine the separate contributions to the explanation of human psychological differences.
Perhaps the best summary of the author's point of view is the quotation he gives at the beginning of the book. Here the author quotes David Lykken: 'The denial of genetically based psychological differences is the kind of sophisticated error normally accessible only to persons having Ph.D. degrees.'
The rest of the book is concerned with proving this single point, and he does an excellent job.
In this book author takes the position that the contributions of heritability vs. environment can be measured to determine the separate contributions to the explanation of human psychological differences.
Perhaps the best summary of the author's point of view is the quotation he gives at the beginning of the book. Here the author quotes David Lykken: 'The denial of genetically based psychological differences is the kind of sophisticated error normally accessible only to persons having Ph.D. degrees.'
The rest of the book is concerned with proving this single point, and he does an excellent job.
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