In search of human nature : the decline and revival of Darwinism in American social thought /
Now, with In Search of Human Nature, Degler turns to perhaps his largest subject yet, a sweeping history of the impact of Darwinism (and biological research) on our understanding of human nature, providing a fascinating overview of the social sciences in the last one hundred years. What kind of anim...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1991.
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| Series: | Power and Morality Collection at Harvard Business School.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Now, with In Search of Human Nature, Degler turns to perhaps his largest subject yet, a sweeping history of the impact of Darwinism (and biological research) on our understanding of human nature, providing a fascinating overview of the social sciences in the last one hundred years. What kind of animal is homo sapiens and how did we come to be this way? In this wide ranging history, Carl Degler traces our attempts over the last century to answer these questions. In doing so, he has produced a volume that will fascinate anyone curious about the nature of human beings. - Jacket flap. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 400 p. ) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-383) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1280442344 9781280442346 9786610442348 6610442347 9780195077070 0195077075 9780195063806 0195063805 142373775X 9781423737759 1280526343 9781280526343 |