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The Mismeasure of Man Lesson Plan
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| Name: |
Stephen Jay Gould | | Birth Date: |
September 10, 1941 | | Death Date: |
May 20, 2002 | | Place of Birth: |
New York, New York, United States | | Place of Death: |
New York, New York, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
paleontologist, scientist, author |
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 Biography of Stephen Jay Gould
1239 words, approx. 4.1 pages
 The American paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould (born 1941) was awarded the Schuchert Award for 1975 by the Paleontological Society for his work in evolutionary theory. He was also the author of numerous books popularizing current scientific issues. Gould... summary from source:
 Biography of Stephen Jay Gould
2814 words, approx. 9.4 pages
 Harvard University professor and paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould, who died on May 20, 2002, became well known within the scientific community for refining the theories of Charles Darwin within the field of evolutionary biology. He also become a celebrit... summary from source:
 Biography of Stephen Jay Gould
1520 words, approx. 5.1 pages
A Harvard University professor of geology, biology, and the history of science, Stephen Jay Gould is a science celebrity. He is a prolific science writer, best known in the lay community for his essays in the journal Natural History. In the scientific co...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 The Mismeasure of Man Information
2,921 words, approx. 10 pages
The Mismeasure of Man is a controversial 1981 book written by the Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002). The book is a history and critique of the methods and motivations underlying biological determinism, the belief that "the social and...
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 Natural History The Mismeasure of Science
07/01/2003: 3,029 words, approx. 10 pages The Mismeasure of Science The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Magister's Pox; Mending the Gap between Science and the Humanities by Stephen Jay Gould Harmony Books, 2003; $25.95 In his last book Stephen Jay Gould argues it is a mistake... summary from source:
Peacework The Mismeasure of Maria Baldwin
04/01/2002: 1,025 words, approx. 3 pages Nathaniel Vogel is a student at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, and a 2001 Cambridge Peace Award recipient. It has not quite been a year since I was an eighth-grade student at the Agassiz School in Cambridge, MA, where I began putting...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Review by R. C. Lewontin
4,287 words, approx. 14 pages
In the following review of The Mismeasure of Man, Lewontin contextualizes Gould's arguments about faulty data collection, IQ testing, and the flawed thinking behind biological determinism.
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Critical Review by Charles Krauthammer
2,562 words, approx. 9 pages
In the following review, Krauthammer praises The Mismeasure of Man, but indicates that Gould, like those scientists whose theories Gould debunks, has his own personal biases.
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The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould | |
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