English usage is based on a tradition going back to medieval literature, where the opposition of nature ("instinct, inclination") norreture ("culture, adopted mores") is a common motif, famously in Chretien de Troyes' Perceval, where the hero's effort to suppress his natural impulse of compassion in favor of what he considers proper courtly behavior leads to catastrophe.
Lacy, Norris J. (1980) The Craft of Chrétien de Troyes: An Essay on Narrative Art, Brill Archive, p. 5.
In Plato's Protagoras 351b; an opposition is made by Protagoras' character between art on one hand and constitution and fit nurture (nature and nurture) of the soul on the other, art (as well as rage and madness; ἀπὸ τέχνης ἀπὸ θυμοῦ γε καὶ ἀπὸ μανίας) contributing to boldness (θάρσος), but nature and nurture combine to contribute to courage (ἀνδρεία).
"Protagoras, in spite of the misgiving of Socrates, has no scruple in announcing himself a teacher of virtue, because virtue in the sense by him understood seems sufficiently secured by nature and nurture." Mackay, Robert W. 1869. "Introduction to the 'Meno' in comparison with the 'Protagoras'." Pp. 133–50 in Plato'sMeno: A Dialogue on the Nature and Meaning of Education. London: Williams and Norgate. p. 138.
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Segal, Nancy L. (1997). "Same-age unrelated siblings: A unique test of within-family environmental influences on IQ similarity". Journal of Educational Psychology. 89 (2): 381–390. doi:10.1037/0022-0663.89.2.381.
Bouchard, T. J. Jr. (1998). "Genetic and environmental influences on adult intelligence and special mental abilities". Human Biology. 70 (2): 257–79. JSTOR41465638. PMID9549239.
Nes, Ragnhild B.; Røysamb, Espen; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Tambs, Kristian; Harris, Jennifer R. (2012). "Subjective Wellbeing and Sleep Problems: A Bivariate Twin Study". Twin Research and Human Genetics. 8 (5): 440–449. doi:10.1375/twin.8.5.440. PMID16212833. S2CID8833259.
Nes, R. B.; Røysamb, E.; Tambs, K.; Harris, J. R.; Reichborn-Kjennerud, T. (2006). "Subjective well-being: Genetic and environmental contributions to stability and change". Psychological Medicine. 36 (7): 1033–42. doi:10.1017/S0033291706007409. PMID16749947. S2CID45086831.
Bouchard, T. J. Jr. (1998). "Genetic and environmental influences on adult intelligence and special mental abilities". Human Biology. 70 (2): 257–79. JSTOR41465638. PMID9549239.
Nes, Ragnhild B.; Røysamb, Espen; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Tambs, Kristian; Harris, Jennifer R. (2012). "Subjective Wellbeing and Sleep Problems: A Bivariate Twin Study". Twin Research and Human Genetics. 8 (5): 440–449. doi:10.1375/twin.8.5.440. PMID16212833. S2CID8833259.
Nes, R. B.; Røysamb, E.; Tambs, K.; Harris, J. R.; Reichborn-Kjennerud, T. (2006). "Subjective well-being: Genetic and environmental contributions to stability and change". Psychological Medicine. 36 (7): 1033–42. doi:10.1017/S0033291706007409. PMID16749947. S2CID45086831.
Plomin, R.; Fulker, D. W.; Corley, R.; DeFries, J. C. (1997). "Nature, Nurture and Cognitive Development from 1 to 16 years: A Parent–Offspring Adoption Study". Psychological Science. 8 (6): 442–447. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.1997.tb00458.x. S2CID145627094.
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A position not actually taken by the author, but apparently it was feared that "lay readers" would still interpret the book in this way, as in "Will it free some to mistreat their kids, since 'it doesn't matter'?", with this fear being attributed to "psychologist Frank Farley of Temple University, president of the APA division that honored Harris" by Begley, Sharon (1998-09-29). "The Parent Trap". Newsweek.
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