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Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 is a 2003 book by the political scientist Charles Murray.
- Charles A. Murray
- 2003
Greeks and the Aztecs to human progress is not a choice between equally valid constructions of reality. Apprehending the facts of human accomplishment does require judg-ment, which implies a corollary to the thesis. Judgment is separable from opinion in matters of artistic and scientific excellence. It is possible to distinguish the impor -
9 nov 2004 · Eye-opening and humbling, Human Accomplishment is a fascinating work that describes what humans at their best can achieve, provides tools for exploring its wellsprings, and celebrates the continuing common quest of humans everywhere to discover truths, create beauty, and apprehend the good.
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- Charles A. Murray
- Charles Murray
9 nov 2004 · From the title, Human Accomplishment details the successes of humans from 800 BCE to 1950—2750 years of achievement by the top-tier of homo sapiens. Statistically speaking, the average person will neither contribute nor perform anything absolutely significant to society.
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Charles Murray's Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950, published by Harper Collins, 2003, hereafter referred to as HA, is a great book.
The rate of production of significant individuals, the weighted rate of production of significant individuals where the weights are the index scores, and the rate of production of significant scientific events are all used to measure the flow of human achievement over the period 800 BC to 1950 AD.
9 nov 2004 · Eye-opening and humbling, Human Accomplishment is a fascinating work that describes what humans at their best can achieve, provides tools for exploring its wellsprings, and celebrates the...
