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...question is not--as apparently the SDS and the American Anthropological Association see it--whether Professor Herrnstein is a bigot: the question is, is he right? If there is any virtue in our system of intellectual freedom, any value for the society at large, any justification on the grounds that it contributes to rather than detracts from the viability of that society, it lies precisely here: under in the truth will out, or at least it stands a chance. Professor Herrnstein: to his credit, has recognized his responsibility for this ideal by exposing the subject in the marketplace, however irresponsible...
...surrounding Professor Richard Herrnstein's "I.Q." article in The Atlantic has increased dramatically in the past few weeks. Sustained opposition to the article by SDS and the University Action Group has provoked two responses a heightened awareness and criticism of Herrnstein's arguments, and a groundswell of faculty criticism of SDS and UAG. Both the article and the criticism merit a closer look...
...Herrnstein's article builds a view of the future on a on of shaky scientific reasoning. Relying highly debatable theories of Arthur and similar theorists, Herrnstein maintain intelligence is determined heredity. From that, he a world of the future, a world in advances will dry up "low will be passed with the family bloodline." ...(In) as technology advances, the may run in the genes as certainly as bad teeth do . And furthermore, Herrnstein the beginning of his article that of it there is a powerful trend toward --the advancement of people on the , either potential or fulfilled, objectively...
...measure "in- An undefinable quantity, "in- in this context is identified as the that I.Q. tests measure. I.Q. tests are because a correlation exists between a student's I.Q. score and his performance in our society. In short, I.Q. tests are designed to predict success. So to say, as Herrnstein says at great length, that people with high I.Q.'s succeed in America is to spout a tautology and say nothing...
...Herrnstein goes further. He calls those with high I.Q.'s "bright" and those with low I.Q.'s "dull." These sweeping terms ignore scientific data which indicates the cultural relativity of I.Q. tests. Herrnstein gives I.Q. an ontological status it does not possess. And in his discussion of the hereditary transmission of intelligence, Herrnstein deals inadequately with the effects of environment. For example, no one has measured the effects of the prenatal environment on the fetus. This factor alone casts a shadow of uncertainty on Herrnstein's "scientific" figures...