The Evolution of Racism: Human Differences and the Use and Abuse of Science

by Pat Shipman

Book Overview

In an intellectually engaging narrative that mixes science and history, theories and personalities, Pat Shipman asks the question: Can we have legitimate scientific investigations of differences among... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671754602
• ISBN13: 9780671754600
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Well written, thoughtful and comprehensive

Shipman begins her book with Darwin and reflects on his struggles in presenting "The Origin of the Species" as he understood the controversy it would unleash. It is remarkable that the controversy has not abated in over a hundred years, but has instead evolved as delineated in the book. Shipman's work should be required reading for students in a variety of disciplines to give them the tools to defend against the henchmen of pseudoscience such as Rushton and Kevin MacDonald. Shipman reflects on the complexities of evolution and of human differences while making it clear that the human experience is diverse, and the use of science to support racism is not good science by any measure. This book is need badly in an updated version to uncover the flawed arguments of the newly prominent racists who are sheltered by academia.

The Evolution of Racism

Creationists can be funny (See below). But this is no laughing matter. Pat Shipman, and other scientists, should be applauded for taking a stand against pseudoscience, not belittled. Kudos to Shipman for writing such a wonderful book.

Truth

Alas a writer who acknowledges that evolution implies racism and selection of the superior race. Politicians have been trying to suppress this, but they will fail in the end, as evolution wins. You cannot stop nature.