Hereditarianism is the doctrine or school of thought that heredity plays a significant role in determining human nature and character traits, such as intelligence and personality. Hereditarians believe in the power of genetics to explain human character traits and solve human social and political problems. Hereditarians adopt the view that an unde...
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see Social Darwinism.
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the philosophy developed by Francis Galton and expressed in his book 'Hereditary Genius' in 1869 that people inherit mental characteristics from their parents such as personality and intelligence. a component of Nature in the phrase Nature versus Nurture It was opposed by Lamarckism but the discovery of genetics helped verify Hereditarianis...
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noun the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth
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