Timothy H. Goldsmith (Professor of Biology, Professor of Biology, Y

The Biological Roots of Human Nature

Forging Links Between Evolution and Behavior

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a short, stimulating book on the relevance of biological evolution to the study of behaviour. Goldsmith argues that anyone studying the social behaviour of humans must take into consideration both proximate cause - the physiology, biochemistry, and social mechanisms of behaviour - and ultimate cause - how the behaviour came to exist in evolutionary time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 250g
• ISBN-13: 9780195093933
• ISBN-10: 0195093933
• Artikelnr.: 21486200

Inhaltsangabe

1.: The dual nature of causation in biology
2.: Some fallacies and misconceptions
3.: Evolutionary times since Darwin
4.: Reasoning about ultimate causes of behavior
5.: Getting from genes to behavior
6.: Evolutionary perspectives on volition, learning, and language
7.: Decisions, Decisions!
8.: Culture, anthropology, and evolution
Epilogue: Concerning "Biological Reductionism"