On Human Nature (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
In his new preface E. O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how The Insect Societies led him to write Sociobiology, and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior.
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On Human Nature (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
In his new preface E. O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how The Insect Societies led him to write Sociobiology, and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior.
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On Human Nature (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

On Human Nature (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

by Edward O. Wilson
On Human Nature (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

On Human Nature (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

by Edward O. Wilson

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In his new preface E. O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how The Insect Societies led him to write Sociobiology, and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780674016385
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 10/18/2004
Edition description: Revised Edition
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile: 1510L (what's this?)

About the Author

Edward O. Wilson was Pellegrino University Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University. In addition to two Pulitzer Prizes (one of which he shares with Bert Hölldobler), Wilson has won many scientific awards, including the National Medal of Science and the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Dilemma
2. Heredity
3. Development
4. Emergence
5. Aggression
6. Sex
7. Altruism
8. Religion
9. Hope

Glossary
Notes
Index

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