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This volume brings together all the evidence bearing upon the
procreative beliefs of the Australian Aborigines and subjects it to
a scientific examination in the light of biological, social and
psychological research. First published in 1937. This edition
reprints the revised edition of 1974.
MANS MOST DANGEROUS MYTH- The Fallacy of Race By M. F. ASHLEY
MONTAGU. FOREWORD BY ALDOUS HUXLEY: DR. ASHLEY MONTAGUS book
possesses two great merits arely found in current discussions ot
human problems. Where most writers over-simplify, he insists on the
principle of multiple and interlocking causation. And where most
assume that facts will speak for themselves, he makes it clear that
facts are mere ventriloquists dummies, and can be made to justify
any course of action that appeals to the socially conditioned
passions of the individuals concerned. These two truths are
sufficiently obvious but they are seldom recognized, for the good
reason that they are very depressing. To recognize the first truth
is to recognize the fact that there are no panaceas and that
therefore most of the golden promises made by political reformers
and revolution aries are illusory. And to recognize the truth that
facts do not speak for themselves, but only as mans socially con
ditioned passions dictate, is to recognize that our current
educational processes can do very little to ameliorate the state of
the world. In the language of traditional theology so much more
realistic, in many respects, than the liberal philosophies which
replaced it, most ignorance is voluntary and depends upon acts of
the conscious or subconscious will. Thus, the fallacies underlying
the propaganda of racial hatred are not recognized because, as Dr.
Montagu points out, most people have a desire to act aggressively,
and the members of other ethnic groups are convenient victims, whom
one may attack with a good conscience. This desire to act
aggressively has its origins in the largely unavoidable
frustrations imposed upon the individualby the processes of early
education and later adjustments to the social environment. Dr.
Montagu might have added that aggressiveness pays a higher dividend
in emotional satisfaction than does cooperation. Cooperation may
produce a mild emotional glow but the indulgence of aggressivness
can be the equivalent of a drinking bout or sexual orgy. In our
industrial societies, the goodness of life is measured in terms of
the number and intensity of the excitements experienced. Popular
philoso phy is moulded by, and finds expression in, the advertising
pages of popular magazines. Significantly enough, the word that
occurs more frequently in those pages than any other is thrill.
Like sex and alcohol, aggressiveness can give enormous thrills.
Under existing social conditions, it is there fore easy to
represent aggressiveness as good. Concerning the remedies for the
social diseases he has so penetratingly diagnosed, Dr. Montagu says
very little, except that they will have to consist in some process
of education. But what process It is to be hoped that he will
answer this question at length in another work.
In this new, revised edition of his landmark book, Montagu
compels us to reevaluate the way we think about growth and
development, in all its phases, throughout life. Humans are
designed to grow and develop their childlike qualities, and not to
become the ossified adults prescribed by society. Montagu
demonstrates how our culture, schools, and families are in
conspiracy against such childlike traits as the need to love, to
learn, to wonder, to know, to explore, to think, to experiment, to
be imaginative, creative and curious, to sing, dance, or play. He
also reveals the many links between physical and mental aging and
tells how to prevent psychosclerosis, the hardening of the mind, so
that we can die young--as late as possible. The best statement ever
written on the most important, neglected theme of human life and
evolution. "Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard University"
In this new, revised edition of his landmark book, Montagu
compels us to reevaluate the way we think about growth and
development, in all its phases, throughout life. Humans are
designed to grow and develop their childlike qualities, and not to
become the ossified adults prescribed by society. Montagu
demonstrates how our culture, schools, and families are in
conspiracy against such childlike traits as the need to love, to
learn, to wonder, to know, to explore, to think, to experiment, to
be imaginative, creative and curious, to sing, dance, or play. He
also reveals the many links between physical and mental aging and
tells how to prevent psychosclerosis, the hardening of the mind, so
that we can die young--as late as possible.
Among the central issues of the modern feminist movement, the
debate over biology and culture over sex and gender, over genetics
and gender roles has certainly been one of the most passionately
contested. Making revolutionary arguments upon its first
publication in 1953, The Natural Superiority of Women stands as one
of the original feminist arguments against biological determinism.
An iconoclast, Montagu wielded his encyclopedic knowledge of
physical anthropology in critique of the conventional wisdom of
women as the "weaker sex," showing how women's biological, genetic,
and physical makeup made her not only man's equal, but his
superior. Also a humanist, Montagu points to the emotional and
social qualities typically ascribed to and devalued in women as
being key to just social life and relationships. Subsequent
editions of this book have provided additional support for
Montagu's arguments, examining both biological and social
scientific data of the late 20th century. One of the most broadly
renowned and read scholars of our century, Montagu brings out this
fifth edition with up-to-date statistics and references. A lengthy
foreword by Susan Sperling contextualizes the book within the
intellectual histories of feminism and anthropology, noting the
huge social and intellectual changes that are spanned in Montagu's
life and writing. Montagu's foundational book is an important
addition to the library of all gender scholars.
Man's Most Dangerous Myth was first published in 1942, when Nazism
flourished, when African Americans sat at the back of the bus, and
when race was considered the determinant of people's character and
intelligence. It presented a revolutionary theory for its time;
breaking the link between genetics and culture, it argued that race
is largely a social construction and not constitutive of
significant biological differences between people. In the ensuing
55 years, as Ashley Montagu's radical hypothesis became accepted
knowledge, succeeding editions of his book traced the changes in
our conceptions of race and race relations over the 20th century.
Now, over 50 years later, Man's Most Dangerous Myth is back in
print, fully revised by the original author. Montagu is
internationally renowned for his work on race, as well as for such
influential books as The Natural Superiority of Women, Touching,
and The Elephant Man. This new edition contains Montagu's most
complete explication of his theory and a thorough updating of
previous editions. The Sixth Edition takes on the issues of the
Bell Curve, IQ testing, ethnic cleansing and other current race
relations topics, as well as contemporary restatements of topics
previously addressed. A bibliography of almost 3,000 published
items on race, compiled over a lifetime of work, is of enormous
research value. Also available is an abridged student edition
containing the essence of Montagu's argument, its policy
implications, and his thoughts on contemporary race issues for use
in classrooms. Ahead of its time in 1942, Montagu's arguments still
contribute essential and salient perspectives as we face the issue
of race in the 1990s. Man's Most Dangerous Myth is the seminal work
of one of the 20th century's leading intellectuals, essential
reading for all scholars and students of race relations.
This volume brings together all the evidence bearing upon the
procreative beliefs of the Australian Aborigines and subjects it to
a scientific examination in the light of biological, social and
psychological research.
First published in 1937. This edition reprints the revised edition
of 1974.
Ashley Montagu, who first attacked the term "race" as a usable
concept in his acclaimed work, Man's Most Dangerous Myth, offers
here a devastating rebuttal to those who would claim any link
between race and intelligence.
In now classic essays, this thought-provoking volume critically
examines the terms "race" and "IQ" and their applications in
scientific discourse. The twenty-four contributors--including such
eminent thinkers as Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Lewontin, Urie
Bronfenbrenner, W.F. Bodmer, and Jerome Kagan--draw on fields that
range from biology and genetics to psychology, anthropology, and
education. What emerges in piece after piece is a deep skepticism
about the scientific validity of intelligence tests, especially as
applied to evaluating innate intelligence, if only because
scientists still cannot distinguish between genetic and
environmental contributions to the development of the human mind.
Five new essays have been included that specifically address the
claims made in the recent, highly controversial book, The Bell
Curve.
Must reading for anyone interested in racism and education in
America, Race and IQ is a brilliantly lucid exploration of the
boundary line between race and intelligence.
"One of the most substantial and scholarly counterattacks against
creationism to date....The myths which creationists present to the
public as historical fact are systematically debunked....This
carefully chosen collection should appeal to informed general
readers"--Library Journal. "One of the strongest, most enlightened
sources for understanding the present dispute and its dangerous
portents"--Kirkus Reviews. In this volume, Stephen Jay Gould, Isaac
Asimov, and others provide a powerful rebuttal to "Creation
Science," and offer insights into the teaching of science.
The Elephant Man is a 138-page softcover book whose first edition
inspired the movie and the Tony Award-winning play by the same
name. This fascinating story, which has touched the hearts of
readers throughout the world for over a century, is now complete
with the publication of this, the Third Edition. Illustrated with
photos and drawings of The Elephant Man.
This thought provoking volume critically examines the terms 'race' and 'IQ' and their application in scientific discourse. The essayists draw on fields ranging from biology and genetics to psychology, anthropology, and education. Emerging from the essays is a deep skepticism about the scientific validity of intelligence tests, owing to the fact that scientists still cannot distinguish between genetic and environmental contributions to the development of the human mind. Five new essays have been included that specificially address the claims made in the recent, highly controversial book, The Bell Curve.
Memoirs Of The American Philosophical Society, V20, 1943.
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The Hirsute Female (Paperback)
Robert Benjamin Greenblatt; Introduction by M. F. Ashley Montagu
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Additional Contributors Include J. B. Hamilton, H. Terada, V. B.
Mahesh, And Many Others.
Memoirs Of The American Philosophical Society, V20, 1943.
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