by Charles Murray (Author)
All people are equal but, as Human Diversity
explores, all groups of people are not the same -- a fascinating
investigation of the genetics and neuroscience of human differences.
The thesis of Human Diversity
is that advances in genetics and neuroscience are overthrowing an
intellectual orthodoxy that has ruled the social sciences for decades.
The core of the orthodoxy consists of three dogmas:
- Gender is a social construct.
- Race is a social construct.
- Class is a function of privilege.
The
problem is that all three dogmas are half-truths. They have stifled
progress in understanding the rich texture that biology adds to our
understanding of the social, political, and economic worlds we live in.
It
is not a story to be feared. "There are no monsters in the closet,"
Murray writes, "no dread doors we must fear opening." But it is a story
that needs telling. Human Diversity does so without
sensationalism, drawing on the most authoritative scientific findings,
celebrating both our many differences and our common humanity.
