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Biopolicy : the life sciences and public policy /

Biology can inform public policy in a number of ways. This volume explores the linkage of the life sciences with policy (what the book refers to as biopolicy). It features two points of departure: the implications of the neurosciences for public policy; and the implications of evolutionary theory fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Somit, Albert, Peterson, Steven A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.
Colección:Research in biopolitics ; v. 10.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Biopolicy: A Critical Linkage / Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson
  • The Cooperative Gene: Evolution, Human Nature, and Politics / Peter A. Corning
  • The Brain and Public Policy / Robert H. Blank
  • Evolution, IQ, and Wealth / Tatu Vanhanen
  • Evolution and Foreign Policy: Insights for Decision-making Models / John M. Friend, Bradley A. Thayer
  • Neurotoxicity and Public Policy: Linking Brain Chemistry, Toxins, and Violent Crime / Roger D. Masters
  • From Embodiment to Public Policy: The Intersection of Individual Physiology, Psychology, and Institutional Policy Behaviors / Matthew P. Cantele, Rebecca J. Hannagan, Douglas R. Oxley
  • Driving the Great Apes to Extinction: Perspectives from Conservation Biology, Politics, and Bioethics / Judith Benz-Schwarzburg, Sophia Benz
  • Leadership and Economics from a Behaviorist Perspective / Nancy E. Aiken
  • Make Up your Own Mind: The Politics of Cognitive Freedom / Amy L. Fletcher.