Word: herrnsteins
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Members of SDS and P.L. last week confronted Richard J. Herrnstein, professor of Psychology, in what they say will be the opening shot of a "spring campaign against racism...
...Herrnstein stressed once again last night that he had presented no facts in his original article that had not been presented before, and that he "wrote the article under the role, 'I shall put in my article no facts under empirical challenge.'" He said that although challengers have said or implied his facts are not correct, he has found no evidence contradicting his premises...
...Herrnstein's Commentary article, in altered form, will appear as part of his forthcoming book, I.Q. in the Meritocracy...
...action was provoked by an article written by Herrnstein, "On Challenging an Orthodoxy," which appeared in the April issue of Commentary magazine. In it, Herrnstein defends his controversial views on IQ and meritocracy, criticizes the dominance of environmental influence in social theory, and describes with some distaste the reaction and tactics of his critics [see sidebar, right...
Ellen J. Messing '72-4, a member of P.L., said yesterday that P.L. felt "it was really bad that we let the campaign die last year. Herrnstein's ideas are at least as dangerous now as they were last year...