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" Evolutionary Theory and Human Nature "
by Ron Vannelli.
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BL
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731493
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b551279
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by Ron Vannelli.
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Evolutionary Theory and Human Nature\ by Ron Vannelli.
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Boston, MA: Springer US, 2001
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(xii, 257 pages)
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1461515459
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: 9781461515456
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1 In Search of Human Nature: Reason and Rationality --;Reason As Rationality --;In Search of an Empirical Science of Human Behaviour --;Summary and Conclusions --;2 Biology and the Social Sciences: The Issue of Morality --;Darwin --;s Impact --;Biology and the Social Sciences; The Search for Morality --;Summary and Conclusions --;3 Biology and the Social Sciences: Epistemological and Ontological Issues --;The Problem of Causation --;Human Nature and the Problem of 'Pre-knowledge' --;The Problem of Classification: Significance and Unity --;In Search of Human Nature --;Summary and Conclusions --;4 Human Nature: Emotional-Cognitive Processes --;Emotionality and Cognition: Meaning and Significance --;The Biology of Emotional-Cognitive Processing --;Summary and Conclusions --;5 The Psychology of Human Emotional-Cognitive Processing --;Species Typical Emotional-Cognitive Motivators --;The Evolution of Human Desires --;The Evolution of Human Fears --;Summary and Conclusions --;6 Advanced Cognition --;Evaluating --;Delineating --;Deception and Self-deception --;Summary and Conclusions --;7 Human Nature and Social Propensities --;Human Nature and the Processes of Political Society --;The Search for Vengeance and the Social Order --;Controlling Self and Others --;Summary and Conclusions --;8 In Search of Political Society --;Social Boundaries --;Hierarchy, Politics and Spirituality --;In Search of Natural Kinds of Behaviour --;Conclusions: A Science of Behaviour --;Notes --;References.
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Evolutionary Theory and Human Nature is an original, highly theoretical work dealing with the transition from genes to behavior using general principles of evolution, especially those of sexual selection.
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Biology -- Philosophy.
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Philosophy (General)
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Social sciences -- Philosophy.
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GN281.B976 2001
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Ron Vannelli
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