Author |
Galton, Francis, 1822-1911 |
Title |
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development
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Contents |
Variety of human nature -- Features -- Composite portraiture -- Bodily qualities -- Energy -- Sensitivity -- Sequence of test weights -- Whistles for audibility of shrill notes -- Anthropometric registers -- Unconsciousness of peculiarities -- Statistical methods -- Character -- Criminals and the insane -- Gregarious and slavish instincts -- Intellectual differences -- Mental imagery -- Number-forms -- Colour associations -- Visionaries -- Nurture and nature -- Associations -- Psychometric experiments -- Antechamber of consciousness -- Early sentiments -- History of twins -- Domestication of animals -- The observed order of events -- Selection and race -- Influence of man upon race -- Population -- Early and late marriages -- Marks for family merit -- Endowments -- Conclusion.
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Credits |
E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Robert Prince, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
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Subject |
Ability
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Subject |
Eugenics
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
11562 |
Release Date |
Mar 1, 2004 |
Most Recently Updated |
Dec 25, 2020 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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