Our Genes - A Philosophical Perspective on Human Evolutionary Genomics

Human evolutionary genomics illuminates fascinating philosophical questions about our individual identities and collective connections.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Origins and Histories; 3. The Mind, the Lab, and the Field: Three Kinds of Populations; 4. Metrics and Measures; 5. Models and Methodologies; 6. Six Patterns of Human Genomic Variation; 7. Natural Selection; 8. Intelligence, Female Orgasm, and Future Discovery; 9. Is Race Real?; 10. The Conscious Universe: Genes in Complex Systems; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther is a philosopher of science, researcher, writer, educator, diver, and explorer. He is Professor of Humanities at University of California, Santa Cruz and Affiliate Professor of Transformative Science at the GLOBE Institute at University of Copenhagen.

Product details

• Authors: Rasmus Grnfeldt (University of California Winther, Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, Rasmus Gronfeldt (University of Californi Winther, Rasmus Gronfeldt (University of California Winther, Rasmus Grønfeldt (University of California Winther
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781107170407
• ISBN: 978-1-107-17040-7
• No. of pages: 394
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; popular science, Anthropology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Philosophy of Science, Bioethics, Human biology, Bio-ethics, Genetics (non-medical), Physical anthropology