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J. Philippe Rushton
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J. Philippe Rushton (1943–2012) was a psychologist and pioneer of hereditarian racialist pseudoscience. He was an English-born Canadian who worked as a professor at the University of Western Ontario from 1977 (although only a full professor from 1985) until his death in 2012.[1] His specific specialty was "differential K theory", a misapplication of the grossly outdated and oversimplified R/K selection theory, postulated by E. O. Wilson, which argued that "Negroids" were more r-selected, while "Mongoloids" were more k-selected, with "Caucasoids" in between.[2] He frequently collaborated with Arthur Jensen, and the two of them often praised each other's work.[3][4][5]
Even fellow hereditarian, and editor-in-chief of Mankind Quarterly, Edward Dutton, to his chagrin, has come to the conclusion that "he [Rushton] was a liar, he was a fraud, and he was a thug", and all of his research work must be considered suspect.[6][7]
Rushton's research papers have been criticised for confirmation bias, overinterpreting minor trends in data and citing of "non-scientific sources of evidence, such as semi-pornographic literature (e.g., Penthouse or anonymous notes by "the French Army Surgeon" from 1898)".[note 1][9]:283
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- ↑ J. Philippe Rushton, Southern Poverty Law Center
- ↑ Rushton, J. P. (1996-02). "Race, genetics, and human reproductive strategies". Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs. 122 (1): 21–53. ISSN 8756-7547. PMID 8851328.
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(help) - ↑ Rushton, J. Philippe; Jensen, Arthur R. (2005-06). "Thirty years of research on race differences in cognitive ability". Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. 11 (2): 235–294. doi:10.1037/1076-8971.11.2.235. ISSN 1939-1528.
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(help) - ↑ Rushton, J.Philippe (1998-01). "The 'Jensen Effect' and the 'Spearman-Jensen hypothesis' of Black-White IQ differences". Intelligence. 26 (3): 217–225. doi:10.1016/s0160-2896(99)80004-x. ISSN 0160-2896.
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(help) - ↑ Jensen, Arthur R. (2013-07). "Rushton's contributions to the study of mental ability". Personality and Individual Differences. 55 (3): 212–217. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2012.03.008. ISSN 0191-8869.
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(help) - ↑ J. Philippe Rushton: 'He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!', Edward Dutton, The Jolly Heretic, 2019
- ↑ Edward Dutton. J. Philippe Rushton: A Life History Perspective. 978-1983273704
- ↑ Hilliard, Constance B. (2012). Straightening the bell curve: how stereotypes about Black masculinity drive research on race and intelligence. Washington, D.C: Potomac Books. ISBN 978-1-61234-191-0.
- ↑ Cemovsky, Zack Z. (1993-08). "J. P. Rushton's Aggregational Errors in Racial Psychology". Journal of Black Psychology. 19 (3): 282–289. doi:10.1177/00957984930193004. ISSN 0095-7984.
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