At 01:54 AM 9/20/2007, Ronald Sheen wrote:
>Given that DD is so well versed in the field in general and has 
>mastered the content of both books, in particular, I, for one, and 
>probably other members would appreciate it were he to provide us 
>with summaries of both books with comments on comparisons between the two.

DD: I appreciate the compliment, but I think I already did my 
summaries. I recommend to all interested that they first read, "The 
Bell Curve," as I stated earlier, then Gould's book, and would add in 
an input from Bill Spruiel, "Just tossing in a note: a brief and 
journalistic, but potentially useful, account of later research and 
criticism of _The Bell Curve_ can
be found at http://www.slate.com/id/2416/. "
I would suggest that following those paths, would enable scholars to 
arrive at their own conclusions. I do think that, "The Bell Curve," 
is the only one in the list that is a scientific report of a study 
performed. As with all such, it is the report of the methods used, 
and the results garnered, that is of importance. The conclusions are 
interesting, but those of the authors. Your conclusion may vary. 
Gould and the Slate article are appropriate criticisms of the 
original. That is the way science progresses, weaving forward, 
zigging back, lunging a bit past the former positions, heading toward 
a better understanding.

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