Genes, Brains, and Human Potential: The Science and Ideology of Intelligence by Ken Richardson
English | March 21st, 2017 | ASIN: B06X8Z96RY, ISBN: 0231178425 | 396 Pages | EPUB | 2.52 MB
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 the many for the benefit of a few has become more entrenched.