All people are equal but, asHuman Diversityexplores, all groups of people are not the same -- a fascinating investigation of the genetics and neuroscience of human differences.
The thesis ofHuman Diversityis that advances in genetics and neuroscience are overthrowing an intellectual orthodoxy that has ruled the social sciences for decades. The core of the orthodoxy consists of three dogmas:

- Gender is a social construct.

- Race is a social construct.

- Class is a function of privilege.

The problem is that all three dogmas are half-truths. They have stifled progress in understanding the rich texture that biology adds to our understanding of the social, political, and economic worlds we live in.

It is not a story to be feared. "There are no monsters in the closet," Murray writes, "no dread doors we must fear opening." But it is a story that needs telling.Human Diversitydoes so without sensationalism, drawing on the most authoritative scientific findings, celebrating both our many differences and our common humanity.

所有人都是平等的，但正如《人类多样性》所探讨的那样，所有人群都是不一样的--这是对人类差异的遗传学和神经科学的精彩调查。

人类多样性》的论点是，遗传学和神经科学的进步正在推翻几十年来统治社会科学的智力正统观念。该正统观念的核心包括三个教条。

- 性别是一种社会建构。

- 种族是一种社会建构。

- 阶级是特权的一种功能。

问题是，这三个教条都是半真半假的。它们扼杀了在理解生物学为我们理解我们生活的社会、政治和经济世界所增添的丰富纹理方面的进展。

这不是一个值得恐惧的故事。默里写道："壁橱里没有怪物，""没有我们必须害怕打开的可怕的门"。但这是一个需要讲述的故事。《人类多样性》没有哗众取宠，借鉴了最权威的科学发现，既赞美了我们的许多差异，也赞美了我们共同的人性。