Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Science, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

Authors: Sir Francis Galton In Year : 1907

Book Language: English

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Preface
Section 1. Introduction, Variety of Human Nature, Features, Composite Portraiture, Description of the Composites, Bodily Qualities, Energy, Sensitivity
Section 2. Sequence of Test Weights, Whitles for Audibility of Shrill Notes, Anthropometric Registers, Unconsciousness of Peculiarities, Statistical Methods, Character, Criminals and the Insane
Section 3. Gregarious and Slavish Instincts, Intellectual Differences, Mental Imagery, Vividness of Mental Imagery
Section 4. Colour Representation
Section 5. Number Forms
Section 6. Colour Associations, Visionaries
Section 7. Nature and Nurture, Associations, Psychometric Experiments, Antechamber of Consciousness, Early Sentiments
Section 8. History of Twins
Section 9. Domestication of Animals
Section 10. The Observed Order of Events, Selection and Race, Influence of Man upon Race, Population, Early and Late Marriages, Marks for Family Merit, Endowments, Conclusion
Section 11. Appendix 1, Composite Portraiture
Section 12. Appendix 2, The Relative Supplies from Town and Country Families to the Population of Future Generations, An Apparatus For Testing The Delicacy With Which Weights Can Be Discriminated By Handling Them, Whistles For Testing The Upper Limits Of Audible Sound In Different Individuals, Questions On Visualising And Other Allied Faculties
Section 13. Addenda: Restored Sections, Enthusiasm, Possibilities of Theocratic Intervention, Statistical Inquiries Into The Efficacy Of Prayer

Francis Galton, credited with the discovery of identification by fingerprinting, also took a long term interest in the study of biometrics. In this book, many different faculties, both observable and measurable are discussed in length and methods of collecting data suggested. In addition, casual observations from personal memoirs, and drawing similar cases from other reputable sources are also compared. A wide variety of topics are mentioned, including differences in appearance within family members, to subtle habits and emotional responses comparing humans and animals are mentioned in a series of chapter length essays. - Summary by Leon Harvey