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On Human Nature: Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion

Editat de Michel Tibayrenc, Francisco J. Ayala
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 sep 2016
On Human Nature: Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion covers the present state of knowledge on human diversity and its adaptative significance through a broad and eclectic selection of representative chapters. This transdisciplinary work brings together specialists from various fields who rarely interact, including geneticists, evolutionists, physicians, ethologists, psychoanalysts, anthropologists, sociologists, theologians, historians, linguists, and philosophers.
Genomic diversity is covered in several chapters dealing with biology, including the differences in men and apes and the genetic diversity of mankind. Top specialists, known for their open mind and broad knowledge have been carefully selected to cover each topic. The book is therefore at the crossroads between biology and human sciences, going beyond classical science in the Popperian sense.
The book is accessible not only to specialists, but also to students, professors, and the educated public. Glossaries of specialized terms and general public references help nonspecialists understand complex notions, with contributions avoiding technical jargon.


  • Provides greater understanding of diversity and population structure and history, with crucial foundational knowledge needed to conduct research in a variety of fields, such as genetics and disease
  • Includes three robust sections on biological, psychological, and ethical aspects, with cross-fertilization and reciprocal references between the three sections
  • Contains contributions by leading experts in their respective fields working under the guidance of internationally recognized and highly respected editors
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780124201903
ISBN-10: 0124201903
Pagini: 814
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 x 46 mm
Greutate: 2.42 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE

Cuprins

Part I. Biological Basis of Human Diversity1. The Advent of Biological Evolution and Humankind: Chance or Necessity?2. Hominins: Context, Origins, and Taxic Diversity3. The History of Early Homo4. The Contribution of Genetic Ancestry From Archaic Humans to Modern Humans5. World Dispersals and Genetic Diversity of Mankind: The Out-of-Africa Theory and Its Challenges6. Human Population Variability and Its Adaptive Significance7. Evolution and Implications of Genomic Diversity on “Human Kind” in India8. The Human Brain: Evolution and Distinctive Features9. How Different Are Humans and “Great Apes”? A Matrix of Comparative Anthropogeny10. Human Intergroup Variation and Disease Genetics11. Natural Selection Associated With Infectious Diseases12. Aging, Somatic Evolution, and Cancer13. Evolution of the Human Leukocyte Antigen System14. Human Life History Evolution: New Perspectives on Body and Brain Growth15. Gorillas in Our Midst? Human Sexual Dimorphism and Contest Competition in Men16. The Human Family: Evolutionary Origins and Adaptive Significance17. Biological Future of Humankind: Ongoing Evolution and the Impact of Recognition of Human Biological Variation
Part II. Psychology, Behavior and Society18. Gene-Culture Models for the Evolution of Altruistic Teaching19. Multiple Origins of Agriculture in Eurasia and Africa20. The Quantum Origin of Life: How the Brain Evolved to Feel Good21. Empathy, Theory of Mind, Cognition, Morality, and Altruism 22. Cognitive Ethology and Social Attention23. Human Sociobiology and Group Selection Theory24. Behavior Analysis, Darwinian Evolutionary Processes, and the Diversity of Human Behavior25. A Psychoanalyst Views the Self Across Civilizations26. Biological and Social Causation of Serious Mental Illness27. The Flexible Psychological Concept of Normality28. Diversity and Hierarchy in the Evolution of Mental Mechanisms29. Human Diversity at the Individual and Population Levels, and Societal Hierarchies30. Homosexuality and Evolution: A Critical Appraisal31. The Roots and Individual Diversity of Addiction 32. Human Variability and the Origins and Evolution of Language33. Human Evolution and Progress34. Culture, Brain, and Behavior: The Implications of Neural Plasticity and Development on Social Contexts and Political Structures
Part III. Ethics, Politics and Religious Considerations35. Adaptive Significance of Ethics and Aesthetics36. The Politics of Human Nature37. The Race/Ethnic Debate: An Outsider's View38. Social Darwinism39. History and Diversity of Religion40. Religion Viewed From Different Sciences41. Universal Humanity, Religious Particularity, and Scientific Reductionism42. Evolution and the Future of Medicine43. The Impact of Modern Medicine on Human Evolution44. Science and Technology in Human Societies: From Tool Making to Technology45. Biology, Psychology, Ethics, and Politics: An Innate Moral Sense?46. What HIV Has Taught About the Interactions Between Biology, Culture, and Other Evolving Systems

Recenzii

"The editors have done a tremendous job in putting together all these topics in a single, informative, rich (but also expensive - a downside) book. To a non-expert, this book is an amazing resource; it looks like an encyclopedia of human nature. Like many others, I have been arguing that science students need to get an education in a variety of fields and not just in that of their specialization, because such an education can make them true scholars. I am aware that in many cases this is difficult to achieve during one’s undergraduate studies. Therefore, books like On Human Nature might be useful for filling this gap." --Science and Education
"This is not a book that one would read from beginning to end; this is a book in which one will come back again and again to learn and get insights. ...The editors have done a tremendous job in putting together all these topics in a single, informative, rich (but also expensive - a downside) book. To a non-expert, this book is an amazing resource; it looks like an encyclopedia of human nature." --Science & Education
"This is an impressive volume...This is a book for the serious student of human nature. The chapters are sometimes technical, although readily understandable for anyone with a reasonably good, general understanding of human evolution and biology." --Quarterly Review of Biology