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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780070203321

Autore

Chisholm James S.

Titolo

Death, hope, and sex : steps to an evolutionary ecology of mind and morality / / James S. Chisholm [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999

ISBN

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

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 296 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

155.7

Soggetti

Genetic psychology

Mind and body

Nature and nurture

Philosophy of mind

Human reproduction - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-275) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.