Biology and Freedom - An Essay on the Implications of Human Ethology

Zusammenfassung Biology and Freedom! first published in 1989! is an essay on human nature: an attempt to make a just assessment of a species often presented as predominantly and unavoidably violent! grasping! selfish and stupid. Combining the findings of biology with logic and humour! Professor Barnett gives a lucid alternative portrait of humanity. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: S. A. Barnett, S. Anthony Barnett, S.A. Barnett
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2005
• EAN: 9780521018203
• ISBN: 978-0-521-01820-3
• No. of pages: 396
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Animal behaviour, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Ethology and animal behaviour, Zoology and animal sciences