Book · 2012 · Science
The Mismeasure of Man
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Stephen J. Gould was making the same kind of arguments, right? The mismeasurement of man.
Jordan Peterson · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Feb 2023 Listen at 57:19 The best things said about it
And google the scientific reviews of his book the mismeasure of man and they will take these statements apart.
Now that title is strategic because there was a famous book called the mismeasure of men by uh Steven Jay Gould who was very critical of evolutionary psychology and evolutionary approaches to human behavior and we think it's the precise opposite that's happening in scale development in psychology now that a a lack of insight into evolutionary psychology and just.
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The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould is a well-known critical examination of the history of scientific racism, biological determinism, and the misuse of intelligence testing. William Costello brought up the work on Modern Wisdom to contrast it with modern scale development in psychology, noting that Gould had been deeply critical of evolutionary approaches to human behavior. Jordan Peterson referenced the book twice on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast during discussions criticizing arguments against general intelligence and examining historical critiques of intelligence testing. Conversely, Richard Haier offered a sharp critique of the text on the Lex Fridman Podcast, encouraging listeners to look up scientific reviews that systematically deconstruct Stephen Jay Gould's arguments and claims. Across these podcasts, the book emerged as a central touchstone in ongoing academic and cultural debates surrounding intelligence, evolutionary psychology, and the measurement of human capability.
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Jordan Peterson Stephen J. Gould was making the same kind of arguments, right? The mismeasurement of man. 2
“Stephen J. Gould was making the same kind of arguments, right? The mismeasurement of man.”
“and Steven J. Gould did the same thing, you know, when he talked about the mismeasure of man.”
Richard Haier and google the scientific reviews of his book the mismeasure of man and they will take these statements apart 1
“and google the scientific reviews of his book the mismeasure of man and they will take these statements apart”
William Costello Now that title is strategic because there was a famous book called the mismeasure of men by uh Steven Jay G… 1
“Now that title is strategic because there was a famous book called the mismeasure of men by uh Steven Jay Gould who was very critical of evolutionary psychology and evolutionary approaches to human behavior and we think it's the precise opposite that's happening in scale development in psychology now that a a lack of insight into evolutionary psychology and just”
