In search of human nature : the decline and revival of Darwinism in American social thought / / Carl N. Degler
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| Autore: |
Degler Carl N
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| Titolo: |
In search of human nature : the decline and revival of Darwinism in American social thought / / Carl N. Degler
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (413 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 304.5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Social Darwinism - United States - History |
| Sociobiology - History | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; I. Biology Acknowledged; 1. Invoking the Darwinian Imperative; 2. Beyond the Darwinian Imperative; II. The Sovereignty of Culture; 3. Laying the Foundation; 4. In the Wake of Boas; 5. Does Sex Tell Us Anything?; 6. Decoupling Behavior from Nature; 7. Decoupling Intelligence from Race; 8. Why Did Culture Triumph?; III. Remembering Darwin; 9. Biology Redivivus; 10. The Case of the Origin of the Incest Taboo; 11. The Uses of Biology; 12. Biology and the Nature of Females; 13. The Uses and Misuses of Evolutionary Theory in Social Science; Epilogue: Beyond Social Science; Notes; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Exploring the changes in scientific thought over the last 100 years, Degler's 'In Search of Human Nature' provides a detailed perspective on the reasons behind the shifting emphasis in social thought from biology, to culture, and again to biology. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | In search of human nature |
| ISBN: | 1-4237-3775-X |
| 1-60129-897-8 | |
| 0-19-972901-8 | |
| 1-280-52634-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820716403321 |
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