James Q. Wilson

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James Quinn Wilson was an academic, political scientist, and an authority on public administration.

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Books by James Q. Wilson

Crime Human Nature

The Definitive Study of the Causes of Crime

By Richard J. Herrnstein and James Q. Wilson

From Simon & Schuster, Crime & Human Nature is the definitive study of the causes of crime.

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The Moral Sense

By James Q. Wilson

Are human beings naturally endowed with a conscience? Or is morality artificially acquired through social pressure and instruction? Most people assume that modern science proves the latter. Further, most of our current social policies are based upon this “scientific” view of the sources of morali...

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