 | "Defining and measuring the topology of excellence in the arts and sciences over a span of some three millennia, Charles Murray's Human Accomplishment scales the alpine peaks of human achievement and then plumbs their foundations. In a world of cultural relativism and sentimental diversity, he dares expound a theory of hierarchy founded on enduring structures of thought and objective ideals. He presents alarming evidence that with the rise of relativism and subjectivism the West is rapidly losing its ability to generate enduring artistic and scientific creations. Joining the titans he celebrates, Murray's tome displays both the 'intellectual structure' and the 'transcendental goods' that mark a work of genius."
(From a review)
Murray is also the co-author of the controversial The Bell Curve.
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Human Accomplishment by Charles Murray
