Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development

Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development by Francis Galton is a comprehensive exploration of the various aspects of human intelligence and how it develops over time. The book is divided into two main parts: the first part deals with the measurement of human faculties, while the second part focuses on the development of these faculties.In the first part of the book, Galton discusses the methods of measuring human faculties, including intelligence, memory, and sensory perception. He also examines the role of genetics in determining these faculties and the extent to which they can be improved through education and training.The second part of the book delves into the development of human faculties, including the influence of environment, education, and social factors on intelligence and other cognitive abilities. Galton also explores the role of heredity in determining intellectual potential and how this potential can be realized through proper education and training.Throughout the book, Galton draws on a wide range of scientific research and data to support his arguments and conclusions. He also provides numerous examples and case studies to illustrate his points and make the material more accessible to readers.Overall, Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development is a groundbreaking work that continues to influence the field of psychology and education today. It provides a comprehensive and insightful examination of human intelligence and how it can be developed and improved over time.1907. Galton, an explorer and anthropologist, is known for his pioneering studies of human intelligence. Influenced by the work of his cousin Charles Darwin, he coined the term eugenics (from the Greek eugenes or wellborn) and devoted the latter part of life to applying Darwinian science to develop theories about heredity and good or noble birth. This book combines his various memoirs into a single volume the object of which he explains in the Introduction: My general object has been to take note of the varied hereditary faculties of different men, and of the great differences in different families and races, to learn how far history may have shown the practicability of supplanting inefficient human stock by better strains, and to consider whether it might not be our duty to do so by such efforts as may be reasonable, thus exerting ourselves to further the ends of evolution more rapidly and with less distress than if events were left to their own course.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.