Creatures of Cain: the hunt for human nature in Cold War America /

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After World War II, the question of how to define a universal human nature took on new urgency. This book charts the rise and precipitous fall in Cold War America of a theory that attributed man's evolutionary success to his unique capacity for murder. The book reveals how the scientists who ad...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Milam, Erika Lorraine, 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Human behavior.
Evolution (Biology)
Humanity.
Sociobiology.
Science > Philosophy.
Behavior
Comportement humain.
Humanité (Morale)
Sociobiologie.
human behavior.
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
Human behavior
Humanity
Science > Philosophy
Sociobiology
Soziobiologie
Humanität
Humanethologie
Darwinismus
Forschung
Menschheit
Mensch
Verhalten
Evolution
USA
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. The ascent of man. Humanity in hindsight ; Battle for the Stone Age ; Building citizens
  • Part II. Naturalizing violence. Cain's children ; The human animal ; Man and beast
  • Part III. Unmaking man. Woman the gatherer ; The academic jungle ; The edge of respectability
  • Part IV. Political animals. The white problem in America ; A dangerous medium ; Moral lessons
  • Part V. Death of the killer ape. The new synthesis ; The old determinism ; Human nature.

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