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L'Enfant : problèmes de genèse et d'histoire
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ISBN: 2804126269 Year: 1997 Volume: *6 Publisher: Bruxelles : De Boeck Université,


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Evolution and human behavior.
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ISSN: 10905138 18790607 Year: 1997 Publisher: New York, NY : Elsevier Science Inc.,

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Evolution and Human Behavior is an interdisciplinary journal, presenting research reports and theory in which evolutionary perspectives are brought to bear on the study of human behavior.

Genetics and reductionism
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ISBN: 0521637139 0521631467 9780521637138 1139173219 Year: 1998 Volume: *3 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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With the advent of the Human Genome Project there have been many claims for the genetic origins of complex human behavior including insanity, criminality, and intelligence. But what does it really mean to call something 'genetic'? This is the fundamental question that Sahotra Sarkar's book addresses. The author analyses the nature of reductionism in classical and molecular genetics. He shows that there are two radically different kinds of reductionist explanation: genetic reduction (as found in classical genetics) and physical reduction (found in molecular genetics). This important book clarifies the meaning of the term 'genetic', shows how molecular studies have affected genetics, and provides the philosophical background necessary to understand the debates over the Human Genome Project. It will be of particular interest to professionals and students in the philosophy of science, the history of science, and the social studies of science, medicine, and technology.

Death, hope, and sex : steps to an evolutionary ecology of mind and morality
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ISBN: 0521597080 052159281X Year: 1999 Publisher: Cambridge New York Melbourne Cambridge University Press

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By showing how and why human nature is what it is, evolutionary theory can help us see better what we need to do to improve the human condition. Following evolutionary theory to its logical conclusion, Death, Hope and Sex uses life history theory and attachment theory to construct a model of human nature in which critical features are understood in terms of the development of alternative reproductive strategies contingent on environmental risk and uncertainty. James Chisholm examines the implications of this model for perspectives on concerns associated with human reproduction, including teen pregnancy, and young male violence. He thus develops new approaches for thorny issues such as the nature-nurture and mind-body dichotomies. Bridging the gap between the social and biological sciences, this far-reaching volume will be a source of inspiration, debate and discussion for all those interested in the evolution of human nature and the potential for an evolutionary humanism. Fascinating and controversial examination of how evolutionary theory sheds light on human nature using reproductive issues as a focus.

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Genetic psychology. --- Human reproduction --- Mind and body. --- Nature and nurture. --- Philosophy of mind. --- Social aspects. --- Body [Human ]--Psychological aspects --- Body and mind --- Environment --- Environnement et hérédité --- Esprit [Philosophie de l' ] --- Esprit [Théorie de l' ] --- Esprit et corps --- Filosofie van de geest --- Geest [Filosofie van de ] --- Geest en lichaam --- Genetic and environment --- Genetic psychology --- Genetische psychologie --- Heredity and environment --- Mentalisme (Philosophie) --- Milieu en erfelijkheid --- Mind --- Mind [Philosophy of ] --- Mind [Theory of ] --- Mind and body --- Mind-cure --- Nature and nurture --- Nature versus nurture --- Nature--Nurture --- Nurture and nature --- Philosophie cognitive --- Philosophie de l'esprit --- Philosophy of mind --- Psychologie [Evolutionistische ] --- Psychologie [Genetische ] --- Psychologie génétique --- Psychology [Genetic ] --- Somatopsychics --- Theory of mind --- Théorie de l'esprit --- evolutietheorie (darwinisme) --- théorie de l'évolution (darwinisme) --- Psychologie génétique --- Hérédité et milieu --- Reproduction humaine --- Social aspects --- Aspect social --- Mind, Philosophy of --- Mind, Theory of --- Philosophy --- Cognitive science --- Metaphysics --- Philosophical anthropology --- Genetics and environment --- Nature --- Genetics --- Heredity --- Human beings --- Body and soul (Philosophy) --- Human body --- Mind-body connection --- Mind-body relations --- Brain --- Dualism --- Holistic medicine --- Mental healing --- Parousia (Philosophy) --- Phrenology --- Psychophysiology --- Self --- Human genetics --- Psychology --- Nurture --- Effect of environment on --- Psychological aspects --- Environment and genetics --- Environment and heredity

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