S. Anthony Barnett

Biology and Freedom

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Combining the findings of biology with logic and humour, this 1989 book gives a lucid portrait of human nature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 862g
• ISBN-13: 9780521353168
• ISBN-10: 0521353165
• Artikelnr.: 29425128

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. An Introduction: 1. Four portraits
2. The pessimistic tradition
3. Animals and analogy
Part II. Homo Pugnax: The Violent Species: 4. Communication and instinct
5. The aggression labyrinth
Part III. Homo Egoisticus: The Selfish Species: 6. Evolution and natural selection
7. Environment and heredity
8. Stories of human evolution
9. Darwinism, genetics and politics
Part IV. Homo Operans: The Greedy Species: 10. Conditioning and improvisation
11. Work and play
Part V. Homo Sapiens: The Human Species: 12. The reductionist imperative
13. Human communication
14. Teaching and tradition
15. The question
Glossary
Notes
References
Name index
Subject index.