The Social Conquest of Earth - Brossura

Wilson, Edward O.

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ISBN 10: 0871403633 ISBN 13: 9780871403636

Casa editrice: Liveright Pub Corp, 2013

Riassunto

Sparking vigorous debate in the sciences, The Social Conquest of Earth upends “the famous theory that evolution naturally encourages creatures to put family first” (Discover). Refashioning the story of human evolution, Wilson draws on his remarkable knowledge of biology and social behavior to demonstrate that group selection, not kin selection, is the premier driving force of human evolution. In a work that James D. Watson calls “a monumental exploration of the biological origins of the human condition,” Wilson explains how our innate drive to belong to a group is both a “great blessing and a terrible curse” (Smithsonian). Demonstrating that the sources of morality, religion, and the creative arts are fundamentally biological in nature, the renowned Harvard University biologist presents us with the clearest explanation ever produced as to the origin of the human condition and why it resulted in our domination of the Earth’s biosphere.

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"The Social Conquest of Earth is one of the supreme examples of evolutionist writing."

--Literary Review

"The father of sociobiology sums up 60 distinguished years of research into evolution and social behaviour."

--Clive Cookson, Christmas Books 2012, Financial Times

"Biologist E.O. Wilson's brilliant new volume...Drawing on his deep understanding of entomology and his extraordinarily broad knowledge of the natural and social sciences, Wilson makes a strong case for the synthesis of knowledge across disciplines." --Nature

"A huge, deep, thrilling work, presenting a radically new but cautiously hopeful view of human evolution, human nature, and human society. No one but E. O. Wilson could bring together such a brilliant synthesis of biology and the humanities, to shed light on the origins of language, religion, art, and all of human culture." --Oliver Sacks

L'autore

Edward O. Wilson, a professor emeritus at Harvard University, is the author of more than twenty-five books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Ants and the bestselling novel Anthill (ISBN 978 0 393 33970 3). Also available: The Superorganism (ISBN 978 0 393 06704 0) and From So Simple a Beginning (ISBN 978 0 393 06134 5).

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• Editore: Liveright Pub Corp
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0871403633
• ISBN 13: 9780871403636
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 330