Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History - Brossura

Bloom, Howard K.

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ISBN 10: 0871136643 ISBN 13: 9780871136640

Casa editrice: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997

Riassunto

The Lucifer Priciple is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that "evil" is a by-product of nature's strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric.

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A philosophical look at the history of our species which alternated between fascinating and frightening. Reading it was like reading Dean Koontz or Stephen King: I couldn’t put it down . . . . Masterful.” Mark Graham, The Rocky Mountain News

The Lucifer Principle is a long step forward to understand human biology. Its original assessment is brilliant; its historical facts are unassailable . . . . An outstanding book.” Dr. Richard Bergland, M.D., founder of the Department of Neurology, Sloan-Kettering, and author of The Fabric of the Mind

A revolutionary vision of the relationship between psychology and history, The Lucifer Principle will have a profound impact on our concepts of human nature. It is astonishing that a book of such importance could be such a pleasure to read.” Elizabeth F. Loftus, author of Mindfulness

Destined to be the Future Shockof our time.” Spin

The Lucifer Principle is a tour de force, a brilliant and seminal work.” Sol Gordon, Ph.D., founder of the Institute for Family Research and Education

An act of astonishing intellectual courage.” Leon Uris

Readers will be mesmerized by the mirror Bloom holds to the human condition . . . . his style is engaging, witty, and brisk . . . . He draws on a dozen years of research into a jungle of scholarly fields . . . and meticulously supports every bit of information.” The Washington Post

A revolutionary vision of the relationship between psychology and history, The Lucifer Principle will have a profound impact on our concepts of human nature. It is astonishing that a book of such importance could be such a pleasure to read.” Elizabeth F. Loftus, Professor of Psychology, University of Washington, and author of Memory and Eyewitness Testimony

The Lucifer Principle is the Bible of anyone who wants to know what in the hell is going on. . . . This book tells our story. It is the blueprint of our past and the justification of our presence in Afghanistan and Iraq.” Shelly Marshall, Metapsychology

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• Editore: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0871136643
• ISBN 13: 9780871136640
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480