Not in Our Genes
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Not in Our Genes is a 1984 book by Richard Lewontin, Steven Rose, and Leon Kamin that critiques genetic determinism and argues for the central role of environment and social factors in shaping human behavior and abilities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Exploding the Gene Myth | 1 |
| Not in Our Genes canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Not in Our Genes Context triple: [Richard Lewontin, notableWork, Not in Our Genes]
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A.
The Blank Slate
The Blank Slate is a book by Steven Pinker that critiques the notion of human minds as entirely shaped by environment and argues for the significant role of innate human nature, making it a foundational text in evolutionary psychology debates.
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B.
The Third Chimpanzee
The Third Chimpanzee is a popular science book by Jared Diamond that explores human evolution and behavior by comparing Homo sapiens to our closest primate relatives.
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C.
The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man is a influential 1981 book by paleontologist and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould that critiques the scientific validity and social consequences of intelligence testing and biological determinism.
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D.
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene is a landmark 1976 book by Richard Dawkins that popularized a gene-centered view of evolution and introduced concepts like memes to a broad audience.
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E.
Man’s Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race
Man’s Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race is a landmark 1942 book by anthropologist Ashley Montagu that argues race is a social myth rather than a biological reality and critiques racism using scientific evidence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Not in Our Genes Target entity description: Not in Our Genes is a 1984 book by Richard Lewontin, Steven Rose, and Leon Kamin that critiques genetic determinism and argues for the central role of environment and social factors in shaping human behavior and abilities.
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A.
The Blank Slate
The Blank Slate is a book by Steven Pinker that critiques the notion of human minds as entirely shaped by environment and argues for the significant role of innate human nature, making it a foundational text in evolutionary psychology debates.
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B.
The Third Chimpanzee
The Third Chimpanzee is a popular science book by Jared Diamond that explores human evolution and behavior by comparing Homo sapiens to our closest primate relatives.
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C.
The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man is a influential 1981 book by paleontologist and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould that critiques the scientific validity and social consequences of intelligence testing and biological determinism.
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D.
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene is a landmark 1976 book by Richard Dawkins that popularized a gene-centered view of evolution and introduced concepts like memes to a broad audience.
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E.
Man’s Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race
Man’s Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race is a landmark 1942 book by anthropologist Ashley Montagu that argues race is a social myth rather than a biological reality and critiques racism using scientific evidence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
biological determinism
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hereditarian theories of intelligence ⓘ innate basis of complex social behaviors ⓘ sociobiology as popularized by E. O. Wilson ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
central role of environment in shaping behavior
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importance of social structures in human development ⓘ interaction between biology and environment ⓘ |
| author |
Leon Kamin
NERFINISHED
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Richard Lewontin NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
IQ as a fixed genetic trait
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reductionist approaches in genetics ⓘ sociobiological explanations of human society ⓘ |
| discipline |
biology
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philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of science
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political critique ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
critiques of sociobiology
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debates about nature versus nurture ⓘ left-wing critiques of genetics ⓘ social studies of science ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Marxist-influenced analysis of science and society ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversial among evolutionary biologists
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influential in critical science studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxist theory
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dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
environmental influences on behavior
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genetic determinism ⓘ human behavior ⓘ intelligence ⓘ social factors in human development ⓘ sociobiology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between a geneticist, a neurobiologist, and a psychologist
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popularizing arguments against biological determinism ⓘ systematic critique of genetic explanations of complex human traits ⓘ |
| pageCount | over 300 ⓘ |
| positionHeld | critique of genetic determinism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisher | Pantheon Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general educated readers
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students of biology and social science ⓘ |
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Subject: Not in Our Genes Description of subject: Not in Our Genes is a 1984 book by Richard Lewontin, Steven Rose, and Leon Kamin that critiques genetic determinism and argues for the central role of environment and social factors in shaping human behavior and abilities.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Exploding the Gene Myth