At Our Wits' End
Why We're Becoming Less Intelligent and What it Means for the Future
Published on 1. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
180 pages
978-1-84540-985-2 (ISBN)
Description
We are becoming less intelligent. This is the shocking yet fascinating message of At Our Wits' End. The authors take us on a journey through the growing body of evidence that we are significantly less intelligent now than we were a hundred years ago, why that may be, and what its consequences might be for the future.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Imprint Academic
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 Bibliography; 1 Index
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84540-985-2 (9781845409852)
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12/2018
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12/2018
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Persons
Edward Dutton has a degree in Theology from Durham University and a PhD in Religious Studies from Aberdeen University. He is an independent scholar based in Finland and married to a Finnish Lutheran priest. Dutton's books include Meeting Jesus at University (Ashgate, 2008), The Finnuit (2009), and Culture Shock and Multiculturalism (2012). His academic book (with Prof. Bruce Charlton) The Genius Famine looks at intelligence in depth. Dutton has also written widely for a non-academic audience including articles for the Guardian, Telegraph, Church Times, Times Educational Supplement, History Today and The Chap.