Riddle of Intelligence - Its Not What You Think

There is little agreement today on what it takes to be intelligent. Yet this word is widely believed to be about something real, mostly biological, and important. Looked at closely, it turns out this word belongs more in the realm of traditional folklore than modern science.

About the author

John Edward Terrell is Regenstein Curator of Pacific Anthropology Emeritus at Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

Product details

• Authors: Eugene Anderson, Anderson Eugene, Foreman Bandama, Abhik Ghosh, Marcia Leenen-Young, John Edward Terrell, John Edward Anderson Terrell, Terrell John Edward
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2025
• EAN: 9781805399940
• ISBN: 978-1-80539-994-0
• No. of pages: 150
• Series: Explanations in the Social Sciences
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SCIENCE / Cognitive Science, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Social and cultural anthropology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Cognitive studies, Cognitive Science, Sociology; Anthropology (General)