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Author : Konrad Lorenz
Publisher : Egmont Books (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins written by Konrad Lorenz and published by Egmont Books (UK). This book was released on 1974 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on destructive influences of the modern environment on human behavior.
Author : Konrad Lorenz
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins written by Konrad Lorenz and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P. This book was released on 1974 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on destructive influences of the modern environment on human behavior.
Author : Andy Turnbull
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780968125847
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (258 download)
Download or read book The System written by Andy Turnbull and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nadine Weidman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674983475
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)
Download or read book Killer Instinct written by Nadine Weidman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historian of science examines key public debates about the fundamental nature of humans to ask why a polarized discourse about nature versus nurture became so entrenched in the popular sciences of animal and human behavior. Are humans innately aggressive or innately cooperative? In the 1960s, bestselling books enthralled American readers with the startling claim that humans possessed an instinct for violence inherited from primate ancestors. Critics responded that humans were inherently loving and altruistic. The resulting debateÑfiercely contested and highly publicÑleft a lasting impression on the popular science discourse surrounding what it means to be human. Killer Instinct traces how Konrad Lorenz, Robert Ardrey, and their followers drew on the sciences of animal behavior and paleoanthropology to argue that the aggression instinct drove human evolutionary progress. Their message, spread throughout popular media, brought pointed ripostes. Led by the anthropologist Ashley Montagu, opponents presented a rival vision of human nature, equally based in biological evidence, that humans possessed inborn drives toward love and cooperation. Over the course of the debate, however, each side accused the other of holding an extremist position: that behavior was either determined entirely by genes or shaped solely by environment. Nadine Weidman shows that what started as a dispute over the innate tendencies of animals and humans transformed into an opposition between nature and nurture. This polarized formulation proved powerful. When E. O. Wilson introduced his sociobiology in 1975, he tried to rise above the oppositional terms of the aggression debate. But the controversy over WilsonÕs workÑled by critics like the feminist biologist Ruth HubbardÑwas ultimately absorbed back into the nature-versus-nurture formulation. Killer Instinct explores what happens and what gets lost when polemics dominate discussions of the science of human nature.
Author : Jana Šmardová
Publisher : Masarykova univerzita
ISBN 13 : 802800377X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (28 download)
Download or read book What tumors teach us written by Jana Šmardová and published by Masarykova univerzita. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lze se pro dobré fungování lidské společnosti poučit nebo inspirovat studiem nádorů? Jak vznikají? Proč nás tolik zajímají? Co nás učí? Mnohobuněčný organismus je v této knize prezentován jako komplexní systém tvořený mnoha buňkami, které spolupracují, zatímco nádory jsou důsledkem opuštění spolupráce a porušování jejích základních principů. Autorka na základě obecné teorie systémů hledá paralely a extrapolace pravidel spolupráce a forem jejich porušování i v jiných komplexních systémech, včetně lidské společnosti. Vedle detailnějšího vhledu do podstaty vzniku a vývoje nádorů kniha nabízí zamyšlení nad otázkou, zda i lidé, podobně jako nádorové buňky, neporušují nebezpečně a sebedestruktivně klíčová pravidla podmiňující dobré fungování systému, jehož jsou součástí.
Author : Tomislav Sunic
Publisher : Arktos
ISBN 13 : 1907166254
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Against Democracy and Equality written by Tomislav Sunic and published by Arktos. This book was released on 2011 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Sunic examines the principal themes which have concerned the thinkers of the New Right since its inception by Alain de Benoist in 1968, and also discusses the significance of some of the older authors who have been particularly influential on the development of the movement, including Oswald Spengler, Carl Schmitt, and Vilfredo Pareto.
Author : Andy Turnbull
Publisher : Red Ear Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780968125830
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (258 download)
Download or read book The Synthetic Beast written by Andy Turnbull and published by Red Ear Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1406 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1976 with total page 1406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jill Ford
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 131754191X
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book Human Behaviour written by Jill Ford and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2015-06-19 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1983, this clear-sighted study built an understanding of what human behaviour meant at the time: an understanding which can still be of practical use for those who work with people in their everyday lives today. The various influences on the individual are carefully examined, with theoretical approaches from different standpoints considered in relation to one another, from the development of the personality and behaviour patterns to the effect of family and social life, culminating in the picture of a ‘whole’, responsive person. Relationships are seen to be important, and this is reflected in the selection of material. Ford argues that it is the social worker’s role to offer guidance relating to the nature and quality of an individual’s interaction with society, and that this can be done more effectively if there is a practical understanding of how this interaction evolves. Examples of social work practice are given throughout to show how such understandings may be used.
Author : Richard M. Lerner
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271040343
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Final Solutions written by Richard M. Lerner and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nature-nurture debate continues to stir controversy in the social and behavioral sciences. How much of human behavior and development can be attributed to biology and how much to the environment? Can either be said to &“determine&” human development? And what are the implications of each view for society? In this important study, a noted developmental psychologist contributes to this debate by confronting the difficult issue of &“doctrines&” of human development and the consequences for society of deriving political programs and public policy from them. Beginning with the premise that scientific ideas are not neutral but can be used for either good or evil, Richard Lerner considers the recent history of one such idea, biological determinism, which at times has had the backing of respected scientists, intellectuals, and political leaders. During this century, biological determinism has been coupled with political philosophies that hold that some people are inherently better than others. This has meant that certain groups of people&—Jews, Blacks, Native Americans, women&—have been stigmatized because of supposedly innate, even &“biological,&” differences, with sometimes disastrous consequences. The most notorious instance was Nazi Germany, where &“racial science,&” given legitimacy by the scientific community, became a cornerstone of the Nazi &“Final Solution.&” Meanwhile, theories of biological determinism continue to find adherents within the scientific community. Konrad Lorenz, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1973, was a critical figure in the development of the most recent manifestation of biological determinism&—sociobiology. Lerner examines the work of Lorenz and current sociobiologists and the implications of their claims for modern society. He fears that biological determinism may again be co-opted to serve the political agenda of today&’s reactionary politicians. In fact, Lerner notes, sociobiologists have had to face the fact that organizations such as the fascist National Front party in Britain and its counterparts in France and the United States have selectively seized upon sociobiology to fuel their notions of genetically superior and inferior races.
Author : Joachim Radkau
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745679994
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)
Download or read book The Age of Ecology written by Joachim Radkau and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first major study of the history of environmentalism, from its origins in romanticism and the nature cults of the late 18th century to the global environmental movements of today. Radkau shows that this is not a single story of the steady ascent of environmentalism but rather a multiplicity of stories, each with its own dramatic tension: between single-issue movements and the challenges posed by the interconnection of environmental issues, between charismatic leaders and bureaucratic organizations, and between grassroot movements and global players. While the history can be traced back several centuries, environmentalism has flourished since the ‘environmental revolution’ of 1970, spurred on by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 and the growing concern about global warming. While environmentalists often opposed the scientific mainstream, they were also often led by scientific knowledge. Environmentalism is the true Enlightenment of our time Ð so much so that we can call our era ‘the age of ecology’. This timely and comprehensive global history of environmentalism will be essential reading for anyone concerned with the most pressing global issues of our time.
Author : Richard W. Burkhardt
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226080900
Total Pages : 649 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Patterns of Behavior written by Richard W. Burkhardt and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2005-03-15 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Author : Pavel Pecina
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 055708590X
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)
Download or read book The Roots of Evil written by Pavel Pecina and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-08-22 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using examples from the animal kingdom, the author shows how the components of human behaviour, from altruism to xenofobia, from imitation to child upbringing, contribute to our view of the world and our impact on nature. He explains how they account for some of the environmental evils of our time, with suggestions as to how we may be able to alleviate them.The civilised, or rather, self-domesticated humans managed to do away with nearly all the usual factors of natural selection. It is likely that all dysfunctions of human behaviour and ecology are rooted in this fallacy.Still, there are many ways to rehabilitate both ourselves and the damage we have caused. The first step: a critical look at ourselves both as individuals and as a society, a frank self-assessment without double standards or rose-tinted glasses. Then learn from our mistakes and faults, forswear our crimes and attempt to atone for them.
Author : S. Zuckerman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136311599
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)
Download or read book The Social Life Of Monkeys And Apes written by S. Zuckerman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Volume IV of four in a collection on Comparative Psychology. Originally published in 1932, this study is referred to as a classic, in both historical terms and its usefulness in the study of primates.
Author : Solly Zuckerman
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415209809
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (98 download)
Download or read book The Social Life of Monkeys and Apes written by Solly Zuckerman and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Ann Allart Wilcock
Publisher : SLACK Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781556427541
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (275 download)
Download or read book An Occupational Perspective of Health written by Ann Allart Wilcock and published by SLACK Incorporated. This book was released on 2006 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the relationship between occupation, health, and ill-health explores the occupational experience within populations and offers information critical to the practice of occupational therapy. Based on extensive studies of human history and occupation, the author takes a holistic approach of health in line with that of the World Health Organization, examining the necessity for occupational therapists and their role in promoting health and well-being for all people.
Author : Damien François
Publisher : Editions Publibook
ISBN 13 : 2748337972
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (483 download)
Download or read book The Self-destruction of the West written by Damien François and published by Editions Publibook. This book was released on 2007 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voilà désormais plus de 10 000 ans que la civilisation occidentale s'est installée et voilà 10 000 ans qu'elle viole le sens même de la nature : la vie. En s'appropriant sans concession ce qui l'entourait, l'homme de l'Ouest a vu son horizon ployer sous la charge de la destruction qu'il lui avait lui-même réalisée. Sommes-nous des lycanthropes ou des vampires? Ces monstres si terrifiants qui sortent de notre imagination sont-ils en réalité la copie de notre comportement dévastateur? Prédateurs, nous pompons sans remords les énergies qui nous entourent. Jusqu'où ira-t-on?.
