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Loading... The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of…by Robert Wright
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. aka my secular humanist bible. ( )A great book, very thought provoking, but it left me kind of pessimistic about humanity's ability to transcend it's primitive origins. Then again, if we acknowledge those origins they don't have to limit us, they just need to taken into account. One of the best and most interesting books I've ever read, Wright applies principles of Darwinian evolution analysis to human psychology. I imagine if there is a bible for Darwinians, this would be it. It's as much a biography of Darwin himself as it is an examination of human behavior through the lens of evolutionary biology. I think that this is a deeply important read, and thanks to Wright's masterful penmanship, it's also deeply engaging. A good overview of evolutionary psychology. 0.088 seconds to build listing no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0679763996, Paperback)An accessible introduction to the science of evolutionary psychology and how it explains many aspects of human nature. Unlike many books on the topic,which focus on abstractions like kin selection, this book focuses on Darwinian explanations of why we are the way we are--emotionally and morally. Wright deals particularly well with explaining the reasons for the stereotypical dynamics of the three big "S's:" sex, siblings, and society.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:52 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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