Genes, Brains, and Human Potential: The Science and Ideology of Intelligence

by Ken Richardson

Book Overview

For countless generations people have been told that their potential as humans is limited and fundamentally unequal. The social order, they have been assured, is arranged by powers beyond their control. More recently the appeal has been to biology, specifically the genes, brain sciences, the concept of intelligence, and powerful new technologies. Reinforced through the authority of science and a growing belief in bio-determinism, the ordering of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231178425
• ISBN13: 9780231178426
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher