03611nam 2200685 450 991045091890332120200520144314.01-280-52780-30-19-802282-40-19-535754-X1-4294-0608-9(CKB)1000000000406038(EBL)4702602(SSID)ssj0000357193(PQKBManifestationID)12125294(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357193(PQKBWorkID)10351681(PQKB)11120521(SSID)ssj0000111982(PQKBManifestationID)11138787(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000111982(PQKBWorkID)10087212(PQKB)11383923(MiAaPQ)EBC4702602(MiAaPQ)EBC272821(Au-PeEL)EBL4702602(CaPaEBR)ebr11273648(OCoLC)960165282(EXLCZ)99100000000040603820161012h19911991 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe biological roots of human nature forging links between evolution and behavior /Timothy H. GoldsmithNew York, [New York] ;Oxford, [England] :Oxford University Press,1991.©19911 online resource (176 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-506288-4 0-19-509393-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 1. The Dual Nature of Causation in Biology; Proximate and ultimate cause and the nature of explanation; 2. Some Fallacies and Misconceptions; 3. Evolutionary Theory Since Darwin; Natural variation and its sources; Forces of evolutionary change; The sometimes elusive concepts of heritability, adaptation, and fitness; Some recent contributions to evolutionary theory particularly relevant for the study of behavior; 4. Reasoning about Ultimate Causes of Behavior; What is the meaning of sex?; The fundamental significance of parental investmentAn argument about evolutionarily stable strategiesConcerning the language; Mating systems; Life-history strategies; What about the mating behavior of humans?; Parable or reality?; 5. Getting from Genes to Behavior; Instinct and the myth of ""Biological Determinism""; The ontogeny of behavior follows general principles of development; The other end of life: Why do we age and die?; 6. Evolutionary Perspectives on Volition, Learning, and Language; How do we know that behavior evolves?; Free will; Evolution and learning; Communication and language; 7. Decisions, Decisions!Drives and the evolution of the vertebrate brainThe concept of behavioral scaling; Animals as decision makers; Decision makers as animals; 8. Culture, Anthropology, and Evolution; Coevolution of biology and culture: the ""leash effect""; Sociobiology and cultural materialism; The case of Tibetan fraternal polyandry; 9. Epilogue - Concerning ""Biological Reductionism""; Notes and References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; YSociobiologySocial behavior in animalsElectronic books.Sociobiology.Social behavior in animals.304.5Goldsmith Timothy H.982066MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450918903321The biological roots of human nature2241340UNINA