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. From this popular perspective, intelligence is also something you can have a lot of, and luckily find yourself being labeled as a genius. Or sadly, something you do not have nearly enough of, and so find yourself being seen by others, at least behind your back, as silly, stupid, or plainly idiotic. Looked at closely, however, 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. His most recent books include Modeling the Past (2023, Berghahn), Understanding the Human Mind (2020, Routledge), and A Talent for Friendship (2015, Oxford).

Product details

• Authors: Eugene Anderson, Anderson Eugene, Foreman Bandama, Abhik Ghosh, John Edward Terrell, John Edward Anderson Terrell, Terrell John Edward
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 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 > Ethnology > Ethnology; 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)