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In Search of Human Nature: Who Do We T... by Clark, Mary E. Paperback / softback
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- ISBN
- 0415286603
- EAN
- 9780415286602
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- Paperback
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- In Search of Human Nature: Who Do We Think We Are?
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- Clark, Mary E.
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
0415286603
ISBN-13
9780415286602
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2247617
Product Key Features
Book Title
In Search of Human Nature
Number of Pages
576 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Evolution, General
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Philosophy, Science, Psychology
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
33.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-075108
Reviews
"In Search of Human Natureposes questions imperative to these times and then sets about offering answers that are human and thoughtful...Clark's ideas sometimes run contrary to accepted wisdom, posing an intriguing set of questions about our capacities for creative choice even in the midst of systemic forces that are popularly believed to constrain our choices. Her vivid metaphors and careful explanations are grounded in impressive research and innovative perspectives. I recommend the book without reservation." - Michelle LeBaron, University of British Columbia, "In Search of Human Nature poses questions imperative to these times and then sets about offering answers that are human and thoughtful...Clark's ideas sometimes run contrary to accepted wisdom, posing an intriguing set of questions about our capacities for creative choice even in the midst of systemic forces that are popularly believed to constrain our choices. Her vivid metaphors and careful explanations are grounded in impressive research and innovative perspectives. I recommend the book without reservation." - Michelle LeBaron, University of British Columbia
Grade From
College Freshman
Dewey Decimal
599.938
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. Questioning the Scientized Image 2. Why we Primates are not 'Game Theorists' 3. The Selecting of Homo Sapiens 4. Brain Matters 5. A Thirst for Meaning 6. How Experience Shapes the Brain 7. 'Who Am I?' - Where Biology and Culture Meet 8. History, the Story of Meanings through Time 9. Humankind Crosses the Rubicon, 1900-2000 10. Conflict: Control or Reconciliation 11. The Search for Autonomy Within Community
Synopsis
What is wrong with the West's 'scientific' picture of what and who we are? Was Thomas Hobbes right to sum up human life as 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'? In this magisterial new work, biologist Mary Clark delves deep into the roots of human nature, offering a timely re-evaluation of the basic attributes all humans share. In Search of Human Nature offers a wide-ranging and holistic view of human nature from all perspectives: biological, historical and sociological. Clark takes the most recent data from disparate fields -- paleontology, primatology, ethology, genetics, neurosciences, physiology, anthropology, linguistics, ecological psychology, archaeology, mythology, fine arts, history and conflict resolution -- and weaves them together with clarifying anecdotes and thought-provoking images to challenge outmoded Western beliefs with hopeful new insights. Beginning with the distortions intrinsic to analogizing human behaviour with that of 'intelligent' machines, Clark tackles an astonishing array of problems, from how environment and experience shape the brain to the ways we think about identity, meaning and conflict, to peaceful processes for healing and adaptive social change. Ending with modern-day examples of successfully changing communities, In Search of Human Nature offers a firmly grounded reason to be optimistic about humankind's future. Book jacket., Human Nature offers a wide-ranging and holistic view of human nature from all perspectives: scientific, historical, and sociological. Mary Clark takes the most recent data from a dozen or more fields, and works it together with clarifying anecdotes and thought-provoking images to challenge conventional Western beliefs with hopeful new insights. Balancing the theories of cutting-edge neuroscience with the insights of primitive mythologies, Mary Clark provides down-to-earth suggestions for peacefully resolving global problems. Human Nature builds up a coherent, and above all positive, picture of who we really are., In this magisterial new work, biologist Mary Clark argues that the Western view of human nature is built around highly atomistic and ideological framework that encourages us to think about the world and ourselves in the wrong way.
LC Classification Number
GN281.C515 2002
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