Stephen Jay Gould Quotes

The Mismeasure Of Man Treats One Particular Form Of Quantified Claim About The Ranking Of Human Groups: The Argument That Intelligence Can Be Meaningfully Abstracted As A Single Number Capable Of Ranking All People On A Linear Scale Of Intrinsic And Unalterable Mental Worth. Fortunately - And I Made My Decision On Purpose - This Limited Subject Embodies The Deepest (and Most Common) Philosophical Error, With The Most Fundamental And Far-ranging Social Impact, For The Entire Troubling Subject Of Nature And Nurture, Or The Genetic Contribution To Human Social Organization.

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