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View that genetics plays a major role in determining human behavior
historical correspondence between hereditarianism and conservatism has broken down at least among proponents of hereditarianism. Philosopher Peter Singer describes
Hereditarianism
American developmental psychologist
Martin Deutsch (1926–2002) was an American developmental psychologist known for his research on the education of disadvantaged children. His efforts to
Martin_Deutsch_(psychologist)
Natural dispositions and characteristics that humans possess
people who satisfy the antecedent go on to satisfy the consequent). Hereditarianism is the research program according to which heredity plays a central
Human_nature
American internet personality
this topic have been described as race science, and supporting racial hereditarianism. His work argues that black people are biologically or genetically
Jordan_Lasker
Change in the heritable traits of populations
Bowler, Peter J. (1989). The Mendelian Revolution: The Emergence of Hereditarian Concepts in Modern Science and Society. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins
Evolution
German philosopher (1788–1860)
father cowards, and base things sire base" (IV, 2) to reinforce his hereditarian argument. Mechanistically, Schopenhauer believed that a person inherits
Arthur_Schopenhauer
American psychologist and behavior geneticist
Jerome Edwin Hirsch (September 20, 1922 – May 3, 2008) was an American psychologist known for his pioneering work in behavior genetics, and for his advocacy
Jerry_Hirsch
Effort to improve purported human genetic quality
Eugenic feminism Euthenics Genetic engineering Genetic enhancement Hereditarianism Heritability of IQ Mendelian traits in humans Simple Mendelian genetics
Eugenics
Idea of being born empty of mental content
board game, only the rules of the games. Philosophy portal Epigenetics Hereditarianism Innatism Pu (Daoism) Veil of ignorance Smith, Sir William (1898). Cornish
Tabula_rasa
American psychologist and writer (1923–2012)
differ behaviorally from one another. He was a major proponent of the hereditarian position in the nature and nurture debate, the position that genetics
Arthur_Jensen
Science of genes, heredity and variation
in Kőszeg before Mendel, was the first who used the word "genetic" in hereditarian context, and is considered the first geneticist. He described several
Genetics
Score from a test designed to assess intelligence
associated with so-called "X"-factors: environments, racism, and the "hereditarian hypothesis"". Biology & Philosophy. 30 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1007/s10539-014-9428-0
Intelligence_quotient
1972 scientific paper by Richard Lewontin
PMID 26619959. Feldman, Marcus (11 December 2014). "Echoes of the Past: Hereditarianism and A Troublesome Inheritance". PLOS Genetics. 10 (12) e1004817. doi:10
The Apportionment of Human Diversity
The_Apportionment_of_Human_Diversity
2009 book about education
Holt described the book as "a meticulous and eye-opening critique of hereditarianism." Psychologist Earl B. Hunt reviewed the book in the journal Intelligence
Intelligence and How to Get It
Intelligence_and_How_to_Get_It
2020 book by Joseph Henrich
Coleman Hughes has also referenced Henrich's book when criticizing hereditarianism and discussing the impact of culture on psychology. Brysbaert (2026)
The WEIRDest People in the World
The_WEIRDest_People_in_the_World
contributors, publishers, and board of directors espouse academic hereditarianism. The publication is widely criticized for its extremist politics, antisemitic
Racial segregation in the United States
Racial_segregation_in_the_United_States
American eugenicist, conservationist, and author (1865–1937)
Anthropology after the First World War.[citation needed] Grant represented the "hereditarian" branch of physical anthropology at the time, despite his relatively
Madison_Grant
British-American author, editor, and blogger (born 1963)
[G]eneticists largely reject the conclusions of hereditarian psychology" (p. 5). "Hereditarians thus create an illusion of mainstream research while
Andrew_Sullivan
Discussions and claims of differences in intelligence along racial lines
the black–white gap in cognitive ability test scores, undermining the hereditarian view that they stemmed from immutable genetic factors. Different aspects
Race_and_intelligence
1916 book on race by Madison Grant
War, the book's anti-democratic and anti-Christian messages and its hereditarianism, which ran counter to traditional American pride in democracy and hard
The_Passing_of_the_Great_Race
Stereotype of Jews
the contrary. ... Despite the veneer of modern science, RHR [racial hereditarian research] psychologists' recent efforts merely repeat discredited racist
Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence
American reformer (1860–1935)
22–37. doi:10.1177/0886109907310473 Haller, M. H. (1963). Eugenics: Hereditarian attitudes in American thought. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University
Jane_Addams
2009 book by John Derbyshire
After America America Alone The Death of the West 2009 in literature Hereditarianism "We Are Doomed". writersreps.com. Retrieved July 7, 2011. Morgan, Grant
We_Are_Doomed
Type of biological inheritance
Bowler, Peter J. (1989). The Mendelian Revolution: The Emergence of Hereditarian Concepts in Modern Science and Society. Johns Hopkins University Press
Mendelian_inheritance
British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)
United States Founders of statistics Galton Laboratory Historiometry Hereditarianism History of evolutionary thought New eugenics Social darwinism Social
Francis_Galton
Publisher of pseudoscientific open-access academic journals
politically incorrect pieces derived in part from (Roger) Pearsonian hereditarianism." Eric Turkheimer in a coauthored paper in Perspectives on Psychological
OpenPsych
1994 book
the contrary. ... Despite the veneer of modern science, RHR [racial hereditarian research] psychologists' recent efforts merely repeat discredited racist
The_Bell_Curve
Scientific hypothesis about inheritance
Bowler, Peter J. (1989). The Mendelian Revolution: The Emergence of Hereditarian Concepts in Modern Science and Society. Johns Hopkins University Press
Lamarckism
Minnesota research project
likely to be too complex to be captured by locating them on a single hereditarianism-environmentalism dimension." In a 1998 article, Scarr wrote, "The test
Minnesota Transracial Adoption Study
Minnesota_Transracial_Adoption_Study
1859 book on evolution by Charles Darwin
Bowler, Peter J. (1989), The Mendelian Revolution: The Emergence of Hereditarian Concepts in Modern Science and Society, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University
On_the_Origin_of_Species
"Race improvement" as historically sought in the US
& Company. ISBN 978-0-393-31425-0. Haller, Mark H. (1963). Eugenics: Hereditarian Attitudes in American Thought. Rutgers University Press. Hansen, Randall
Eugenics_in_the_United_States
Pseudo-scientific white supremacist journal
when Gates died, Carleton S. Coon, an anthropologist sympathetic to the hereditarian and racialistic view of the journal, was asked to replace him, but he
Mankind_Quarterly
Psychometric factor also known as "general intelligence"
intelligence" in support of what Urbach calls the "hard core of the hereditarian program". In the dispute among psychometricians over general intelligence
G_factor_(psychometrics)
British psychologist and scientific racist (1930–2023)
S2CID 65100365. Feldman, Marcus (11 December 2014). "Echoes of the Past: Hereditarianism and A Troublesome Inheritance". PLOS Genetics. 10 (12) e1004817. doi:10
Richard_Lynn
1974 book by Leon Kamin
significantly heritable. As part of the book's broader critique of hereditarianism and psychometrics, Kamin also became the first to accuse Cyril Burt
The Science and Politics of I.Q.
The_Science_and_Politics_of_I.Q.
Evolution-related timelines
ISSN 0003-066X. PMID 22963427. Bird KA (2021). "No support for the hereditarian hypothesis of the Black–White achievement gap using polygenic scores
Evolution of human intelligence
Evolution_of_human_intelligence
History of efforts to improve human genetic quality
United States is discussed at length in Haller, Mark H. (1963). Eugenics: hereditarian attitudes in American thought. New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press
History_of_eugenics
occasionally contributed to the Mankind Quarterly review, which supports hereditarianism and is associated with the US think tank the Pioneer Fund, headed by
Far-right_politics_in_France
Percent of variation in IQ scores in a given population associated with genetic variation
names: authors list (link) Bird, Kevin A. (2021). "No support for the hereditarian hypothesis of the Black–White achievement gap using polygenic scores
Heritability_of_IQ
1869 book by Francis Galton
Appleton & Company in 1870. It was Galton's first major work written from a hereditarian perspective. It was later referred to as "the first serious study of
Hereditary_Genius
organisation promoting segregation. In 1961 he blamed the shift away from hereditarianism, which he described as the "scientific hoax of the century", on the
History of the race and intelligence controversy
History_of_the_race_and_intelligence_controversy
2021 book by Kathryn Paige Harden
introduction to a truly useful tool for education policy." He concluded: "Hereditarianism [the belief that nature is more important than nurture] has increased
The_Genetic_Lottery
View in psychology about the brain
Domain specificity Evolutionary psychology Genetic memory (psychology) Hereditarianism Innateness hypothesis Neuroconstructivism Origin of language Origin
Psychological_nativism
US nonprofit foundation funding scientific racism
adjusted to 1997 USD. Many of the researchers whose findings support the hereditarian hypothesis of racial IQ disparity have received grants of varying sizes
Pioneer_Fund
American author
willful ignorance of genetic variation." Lewis-Kraus groups deBoer with "hereditarian left" authors such as Kathryn Paige Harden and Eric Turkheimer in their
Fredrik_deBoer
Theory that a society's development is predetermined by its physical environment
humanitiesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Hereditarianism – View that genetics plays a major role in determining human behavior
Environmental_determinism
American journalist and senior editor at Skeptic
known for his advocacy of the concept of race, as well as defending the hereditarian hypotheses in its relation to race and intelligence. Miele earned his
Frank_Miele
American political scientist (born 1943)
the contrary. ... Despite the veneer of modern science, RHR [racial hereditarian research] psychologists' recent efforts merely repeat discredited racist
Charles Murray (political scientist)
Charles_Murray_(political_scientist)
Concept from the 18th and 19th centuries
ISBN 978-0-521-36021-0.[page needed] Dowbiggin, Ian (1985). "Degeneration and hereditarianism in French mental medicine 1840–90: psychiatric theory as ideological
Social_degeneration
Any ideology based on the premise that advances in technology could bring a utopia
Press. pp. 61–63, 123, 159. ISBN 978-0801898419. Haller, Mark Eugenics: Hereditarian attitudes in American thought (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University
Technological_utopianism
English biologist (1861–1926)
he was a pivotal figure in shifting the consensus away from strict hereditarianism. The John Innes Centre holds a Bateson Lecture in his honour at the
William_Bateson
polytheism, designed to differentiate differing forms of the phenomenon. hereditarianism The philosophy developed by Francis Galton and expressed in his book
Glossary_of_philosophy
2014 book by Nicholas Wade
PMC 4206859. PMID 25349690. Feldman, Marcus (2014). "Echoes of the Past: Hereditarianism and A Troublesome Inheritance". PLOS Genetics. 10 (12) e1004817. doi:10
A_Troublesome_Inheritance
Political theory among Loyalist Faction Red Guards
or rich peasant families (for example, Mao himself)." Ancestral sin Hereditarianism Sippenhaft Songbun Karl, Rebecca E. (2010). Mao Zedong and China in
Bloodline_theory
German politician and writer (born 1945)
approach. In his 2026 Zeit interview, Sarrazin reiterated his adherence to hereditarian positions, claiming that immigration was causing a "catastrophe" in the
Thilo_Sarrazin
Heritable variations in sleep patterns
Familial sleep traits are heritable variations in sleep patterns, resulting in abnormal sleep-wake times and/or abnormal sleep length. Circadian rhythms
Familial_sleep_traits
South African psychologist (1898–1945)
National Bureau of Educational and Social Research, and was noted for his hereditarian interpretation of racial differences in intelligence test scores. This
M._L._Fick
British biologist and zoologist
since the days of Franz Boas, instead going back to earlier ideas of hereditarianism and cultural evolution. The book received mixed reviews. In Race, Baker
John_Baker_(biologist)
British anthropologist and far-right activist (born 1927)
regarding the "Concept of heredity in Western thought", a defense of hereditarianism and a denouncement of the "onslaught of egalitarianism". Pearson here
Roger Pearson (anthropologist)
Roger_Pearson_(anthropologist)
Irish historian of biology (1944-)
1844–1944 (Wiley-Blackwell 1987) The Mendelian Revolution: The Emergence of Hereditarian Concepts in Modern Science and Society (Continuum International, Athlone
Peter_J._Bowler
South African psychologist
In making these arguments, Biesheuvel also criticized the views of hereditarian psychologists such as M. L. Fick and Carl Brigham. Biesheuvel married
Simon_Biesheuvel
1995 scientific report on human intelligence
differences between the races. Bird, Kevin A. (2021). "No support for the hereditarian hypothesis of the Black–White achievement gap using polygenic scores
Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns
Intelligence:_Knowns_and_Unknowns
Far-right scientific group
authors describe human biodiversity as a movement to "catalog and create hereditarian ideas" about racial differences, and to then distribute them as red pills
Human_Biodiversity_Institute
Overview of the US racial achievement gap in particular
associated with so-called 'X'-factors: environments, racism, and the 'hereditarian hypothesis'". Biology & Philosophy. 30 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1007/s10539-014-9428-0
Racial achievement gap in the United States
Racial_achievement_gap_in_the_United_States
seen from just internal maturation factors alone. Nature vs. nurture Hereditarianism Salkind, Neil J. (2002). Child Development. New York: Macmillan Reference
Maturation and environmentalism
Maturation_and_environmentalism
Indigenous ethnic group of Western United States
to the position, it is thought the other three bands had some form of hereditarian succession as well. While each of the four band headmen were considered
Shasta_people
American psychologist (1925–2019)
results among test takers with intellectual disabilities to assess the hereditarian hypothesis for the general intelligence factor. In 1994 he joined 51
Herman_H._Spitz
Cultural movement
when reformers have failed to change behaviors even by legislation, a hereditarian, or eugenics movement reaches its prime. Reformers may reason that the
Clean_living_movement
Hypothesis in intelligence research
the contrary. ... Despite the veneer of modern science, RHR [racial hereditarian research] psychologists' recent efforts merely repeat discredited racist
Spearman's_hypothesis
Eugenics and racial hygiene organization
conference was to improve the health and quality of the human race taking hereditarian and environmental effects into concern. A eugenics registry was suggested
Race_Betterment_Foundation
1994 public statement published in the Wall Street Journal
the contrary. ... Despite the veneer of modern science, RHR [racial hereditarian research] psychologists' recent efforts merely repeat discredited racist
Mainstream Science on Intelligence
Mainstream_Science_on_Intelligence
American philanthropist, general, and eugenicist (1889–1981)
IQ scores. In the following decades, Osborn remained skeptical of the hereditarian hypothesis of the variance in IQ scores found between racial groups.
Frederick_Osborn
Evolutionary and developmental biology theory
Sesardić's view, DST does not offer much if only posed in general terms. Hereditarian Psychologist Linda Gottfredson differentiates the "fallacy of so–called
Developmental_systems_theory
Austrian forensic psychoanalyst (1867–1942)
psychoanalytischer Grundlage was published in 1921. Although he supported a hereditarian degeneracy theory, Sadger usually argued that homosexuality was due to
Isidor_Sadger
Eugenic prisons in US history
missing ovaries or their uterus. Ghatak, Saran (2011). Eugenics and Hereditarianism in the United States. Lanham, MD: Lexington. Wilker, Daniel (April
Institutions for Defective Delinquents
Institutions_for_Defective_Delinquents
Interactions between intelligence testing and public policy
associated with so-called "X"-factors: environments, racism, and the "hereditarian hypothesis"". Biology & Philosophy. 30 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1007/s10539-014-9428-0
Intelligence and public policy
Intelligence_and_public_policy
Controversial medical practice in Canada
Ontario, and elsewhere, academics and physicians worked to enlist hereditarians to their ranks and publicly supported eugenics. Eugenicists sought to
Compulsory sterilization in Canada
Compulsory_sterilization_in_Canada
Indian-American biologist
biology, Sarkar is known for his work on reductionism and criticism of hereditarian thinking in biology as well as the use of informational concepts in molecular
Sahotra_Sarkar
2014 book by Robert Wald Sussman
For those looking for a work that summarizes the negative side of the hereditarian and eugenics movements, however, this book would be an adequate reference
The_Myth_of_Race
Awarded by the Foundation For the Future
The Kistler Prize (1999-2011) was awarded annually to recognize original contributions "to the understanding of the connection between human heredity and
Kistler_Prize
American astrophysicist and cosmologist (1925–2019)
time "flows" in one direction. He published several articles critiquing hereditarian views on human intelligence, such as those of Richard Herrnstein and
David_Layzer
British surgeon (1856–1943)
reflected the period's prevailing framework—New Health Society's view, not hereditarian, however, depicted humankind's regeneration as pivoting on health education
Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Baronet
Sir_William_Arbuthnot_Lane,_1st_Baronet
therefore superstition.” It was one of SPSSI's first statements against hereditarianism in race science, a cause it has embraced throughout its history. Later
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Society_for_the_Psychological_Study_of_Social_Issues
associated with so-called "X"-factors: environments, racism, and the "hereditarian hypothesis"". Biology & Philosophy. 30 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1007/s10539-014-9428-0
Jensenism
American developmental psychologist
Her mentor was Henry H. Goddard. Despite the influence of Goddard's hereditarian view of intellectual development, she adopted the view of environmental
Marie_Skodak_Crissey
Biological causes of variation in human personality
The biological basis of personality is a collection of brain systems and mechanisms that underlie human personality. Human neurobiology, especially as
Biological basis of personality
Biological_basis_of_personality
Norwegian pianist and composer
Dedicated to the memory of François Gustave Oscar (son of Oscar I), hereditarian prince of Sweden and Norway. The piece ends with the hymn "Wer weiß,
Thomas_Tellefsen
1988 book by Stanley Rothman and Mark Snyderman
that IQ or aptitude tests were outmoded and that environmentalism and hereditarianism were incompatible points of view. As they wrote: Most significantly
The IQ Controversy, the Media and Public Policy
The_IQ_Controversy,_the_Media_and_Public_Policy
American psychologist
issues. The study was cited favorably by Arthur Jensen in support of his hereditarian views, but it has been criticized for having a biased sample and for
Barbara_Stoddard_Burks
American psychologist (1940–2022)
Study of Academic Racism. Tucker wrote critical commentaries on several hereditarian psychologists known for their controversial work on race and intelligence
William H. Tucker (psychologist)
William_H._Tucker_(psychologist)
Canadian psychiatrist (1857–1924)
more than 50 percent of the hospital population. Further, the growth of hereditarian views in science supported eugenic proposals; psychiatry's desire for
Charles_Kirk_Clarke
African American nutritional researcher
world cause those places to be heavily wheat-based. Edwards opposed hereditarian positions in the nature and nurture debate such as those of Arthur Jensen
Cecile_Hoover_Edwards
American educator and advocate for the rights of deaf people
2020-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) "Hereditarian ideas and eugenic ideals at the National Deaf-Mute College". Retrieved
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