The Nature-Nurture Controversy

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The object of this study is to investigate the relationship between the outlook of scientists on controversial nature-nurture problems and their attitudes toward social, political, and economic questions. If a close relationship is found to exist then the question of causal relationships will be considered. There are several reasons for studying the relationship between the two stated variables. - Part One: Introduction - Part Two: The Scientists -- Francis Galton -- Karl Pearson -- William Bateson -- William McDougall -- Charles B. Davenport -- Frederick A. Woods -- Edward Lee Thorndike -- Henry H. Goddard -- Lewis Madison Terman -- Paul Popenoe -- Leta S. Hollingworth -- Edward M. East -- Lester F. Ward -- Charles Horton Cooley -- James McKeen Cattell -- Franz Boas -- William C. Bagley -- Herbert S. Jennings -- Hermann J. Muller -- Frank N. Freeman -- George D. Stoddard -- Lancelot Hogben -- J. B. S. Haldane -- John B. Watson - Part Three: Summary and Conclusions - Bibliography - Index