by Stephen Jay Gould · Booket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788484329572
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This fundamental work by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould is a scientific argument against racist theories. Gould analyzes historical attempts to measure human intelligence, from cranial studies to IQ tests, denouncing the scientific falsehood of approaches that justified massacres and perpetuate social injustices. The author argues that these approaches seek to validate the idea of an innate inferiority in certain human groups, which undermines efforts for equality and social justice.
Stephen Jay Gould was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, historian of science, and one of the most widely read authors of popular science of his generation. He is considered by many to be one of the most influential figures in evolutionary biology. Gould spent most of his career teaching at Harvard University and working at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. In 1996, Gould was hired as the Vincent Astor Visiting Research Professor of Biology at New York University, after which he divided his time teaching between there and Harvard.
