I think measuring intelligence in isolation is misguided, it should always be measured in context. Both the social context and the problem context. This removes a lot of mystique and unfortunately doesn't make for heated debates.
In its essentialist form it's impossible to define, but in context it is nothing but skilled search for solutions. And because most problems are more than one can handle, it's a social process.
Can you measure the value of a word in isolation from language? In the same way you can't meaningfully measure intelligence in a vacuum. You get a very narrow representation of it.
In its essentialist form it's impossible to define, but in context it is nothing but skilled search for solutions. And because most problems are more than one can handle, it's a social process.
Can you measure the value of a word in isolation from language? In the same way you can't meaningfully measure intelligence in a vacuum. You get a very narrow representation of it.