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The Intelligence Paradox: Why The Intelligent Choice Isn't Always The Smart One (2012)

by Satoshi Kanazawa(Favorite Author)

3.41 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0470586958 (ISBN13: 9780470586952)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Wiley

review 1: This book is a great read if you are interested in learning more about intelligence. The book does a great job defining intelligence, comparing the difference between intelligence, and most importantly the difference between intelligent people versus those who are not so intelligent. This book lost a star only because it became a little repetitive in its arguments. Overall a great read and would recommend to readers looking to learn more about intelligence in general.
review 2: Interesting view of intelligence; in a nutshell: intelligence is really just evolutionary novelty. The difference between smart and intelligent is broken down in a very easy to understand fashion. In the end the author just wants to diminish the value that we as society place on intell... moreigence, where common sense, or smarts, may be a much better aspiration. Specifically, those who reproduce fruitfully are the real beneficiaries of society's intelligence (even when whey themselves are not). The idea was new to me, although obvious in hind-sight. However, once I got past the introduction I didn't really get anything out of the book. A 2 page magazine article would have been sufficient for this topic; in other words read the introduction and skip the rest of the book. The book was a very easy read. less

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