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Beyond Biofatalism : Human Nature for an Evolving World.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (177 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780231540391
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Beyond BiofatalismDDC classification:
  • 155.7
LOC classification:
  • BF698.95.B355 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1. Human Nature and the Limits of Human Possibility -- 2. The Cost of Change -- 3. Thinking About Change and Stability in Living Systems -- 4. Lessons from Development, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology -- 5. Human Possibilities -- 6. Valuing Change -- 7. Choosing Environments -- 8. What Is Feasible? -- 9. Evolutionary Psychology and Human Possibilities -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Summary: Are we "hard-wired" for disaster? Or do new findings in evolution, development, and behavior show that human beings can adapt positively to adverse circumstances and realize a more just and inclusive society?.
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1. Human Nature and the Limits of Human Possibility -- 2. The Cost of Change -- 3. Thinking About Change and Stability in Living Systems -- 4. Lessons from Development, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology -- 5. Human Possibilities -- 6. Valuing Change -- 7. Choosing Environments -- 8. What Is Feasible? -- 9. Evolutionary Psychology and Human Possibilities -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Are we "hard-wired" for disaster? Or do new findings in evolution, development, and behavior show that human beings can adapt positively to adverse circumstances and realize a more just and inclusive society?.

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