https://arthur.noerve.com/categories/sociology/ Recent content in Sociology on Arthur Nørve Hugo -- gohugo.io en Please use and share :) Tue, 11 May 2021 23:03:30 +0200 https://arthur.noerve.com/notes/genius-talent-inheritance/ Tue, 11 May 2021 23:03:30 +0200 https://arthur.noerve.com/notes/genius-talent-inheritance/ <p>Where does talent and genius come from? Are they given or not at the onset of our lives? How much of it is malleable?</p> <p>A very interesting and indeed potentially touchy subject, because of its ties to things like eugenics and what I&rsquo;ll call &ldquo;fundamental issues regarding the worth of humans&rdquo;.</p> <h2 id="ea-community-slatestarcodex">EA-community, Slatestarcodex</h2> <p>The conclusion from the two articles below seem to be that it (genius, talent) is inherited:</p> <ul> <li>genetically</li> <li>sociologically</li> <li>or a compination thereof</li> </ul> <p>Guzey writes:</p>