Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development
Francis Galton · 1883
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Francis Galton, Darwin's cousin and a restless investigator, published Inquiries into Human Faculty in 1883. He gathered his experiments on how minds differ from person to person. Twins, prayer, and mental imagery all come under his measuring eye.
Galton reports word-association tests and studies of people picturing scenes. He also argues that ability runs in families and can be bred. That program became eugenics, now read with well-earned caution. The book founded behavioral genetics while showing how measurement can serve a harmful cause. His laboratory at South Kensington later measured thousands of willing visitors in similar ways.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Francis Galton |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1883 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 607 KB |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |