Making Sense of Heritability (2005) by Neven Sesardic torrent

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Neven Sesardic defends the view that it is both possible and useful to measure the separate contributions of heredity and environment to the explanation of human psychological differences. He critically examines the view--very widely accepted by scientists, social scientists and philosophers of science--that heritability estimates have no causal implications and are devoid of any interest and subjects the arguments to close philosophical scrutiny. His conclusion is that anti-heritability arguments are based on conceptual confusions and misunderstandings of behavioral genetics.

282 pages
Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (November 14, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 052182818X
ISBN-13: 978-0521828185