TY - JOUR
T1 - Philosophy of science that ignores science : race, IQ and heritability
AU - SESARDIC, Neven
PY - 2000/12/1
Y1 - 2000/12/1
N2 - Philosophers of science widely believe that the hereditarian theory about racial differences in IQ is based on methodological mistakes and confusions involving the concept of heritability. I argue that this "received view" is wrong: methodological criticisms popular among philosophers are seriously misconceived, and the discussion in philosophy of science about these matters is largely disconnected from the real, empirically complex issues debated in science.
AB - Philosophers of science widely believe that the hereditarian theory about racial differences in IQ is based on methodological mistakes and confusions involving the concept of heritability. I argue that this "received view" is wrong: methodological criticisms popular among philosophers are seriously misconceived, and the discussion in philosophy of science about these matters is largely disconnected from the real, empirically complex issues debated in science.
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/2359
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0043187850&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1086/392856
DO - 10.1086/392856
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0031-8248
VL - 67
SP - 580
EP - 602
JO - Philosophy of Science
JF - Philosophy of Science
IS - 4
ER -