Inventing Intelligence: A Social History Of Smart Hardcover
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Paul Michael Privateer
Book Description
What is intelligence? What makes humans homo sapiens - the intelligent species? "Inventing Intelligence" is a bold deconstruction of the history of intelligence, bringing a cultural studies approach to this fascinating subject for the first time.
ISBN-13
9781405112161
Language
English
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date
38740
Number of Pages
280
About the Author
Paul Michael Privateer is Associate Professor of Humanities at Arizona State University. He is the author of Romantic Voices: Identity and Ideology in British Literature, 1789-1850 (1991).
Editorial Review
[A] very interesting study. Guardian "This is an outstanding and welcome addition to the literature on the social and cultural significance of intelligence. The argument unfolds nicely and with excellent coverage of the relevant literature, issues, and problems." Sal Restivo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute