Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development by Sir Francis Galton ~ Full Audiobook [science]

Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development by Sir Francis Galton audiobook.

Genre: science

Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development is Sir Francis Galton's wide-ranging exploration of how human abilities vary from person to person and how those differences might be measured, classified, and explained. Writing as a Victorian scientist with interests spanning statistics, psychology, heredity, and social theory, Galton investigates subjects such as intelligence, memory, imagination, sensory perception, and temperament. He combines anecdote, observation, early experiments, and numerical analysis to ask why some people seem especially gifted while others do not, and whether talent is shaped more by inheritance or environment. Along the way, he introduces methods of comparing mental and physical traits that would influence later work in psychology and the social sciences. The book is also notable for revealing the ambitions and blind spots of its era, especially in Galton's belief that society could be improved by directing human breeding and development. Both innovative and deeply controversial, this work offers a revealing look at the beginnings of modern attempts to quantify the mind and the enduring debate over what makes individuals who they are.

For ad-free listening try our premium subscription

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:02:41) Chapter 01

(00:50:30) Chapter 02

(01:43:39) Chapter 03

(02:23:51) Chapter 04

(02:54:15) Chapter 05

(03:44:38) Chapter 06

(04:38:01) Chapter 07

(05:33:29) Chapter 08

(06:13:33) Chapter 09

(06:57:42) Chapter 10

(07:52:54) Chapter 11

(08:43:24) Chapter 12

(09:16:45) Chapter 13

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices