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UNINA9910455048903321 |
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Autore |
Chisholm James S. |
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Death, hope, and sex : steps to an evolutionary ecology of mind and morality / / James S. Chisholm [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999 |
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1-107-11437-3 |
0-511-01139-3 |
1-280-42018-9 |
0-511-17343-1 |
0-511-15250-7 |
0-511-32754-4 |
0-511-60593-5 |
0-511-05434-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 296 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Genetic psychology |
Mind and body |
Nature and nurture |
Philosophy of mind |
Human reproduction - Social aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-275) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Evolution and explanation; 2 Evolution and development; 3 The nature of value; 4 Representing value; 5 Sex and uncertainty; 6 The cost of continuing; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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