- Summary
- Now, with In Search of Human Nature, Degler turns to perhaps his largest subject yet, a sweeping history of the impact of Darwinism (and biological research) on our understanding of human nature, providing a fascinating overview of the social sciences in the last one hundred years. What kind of animal is homo sapiens and how did we come to be this way? In this wide ranging history, Carl Degler traces our attempts over the last century to answer these questions. In doing so, he has produced a volume that will fascinate anyone curious about the nature of human beings. - Jacket flap.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Degler, Carl N.
- Published
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1991
- Locale
- United States
États-Unis
USA
- Contents
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pt. 1. Biology acknowledged: Invoking the Darwinian imperative
Beyond the Darwinian imperative
pt. 2. The sovereignty of culture: Laying the foundation
In the wake of Boas
Does sex tell us anything?
Decoupling behavior from nature
Decoupling intelligence from race
Why did culture triumph?
pt. 3. Remembering Darwin: Biology redivivus
The case of the origin of the incest taboo
The uses of biology
Biology and the nature of females
The uses and misuses of evolutionary theory in social science
Epilogue: Beyond social science.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-383) and index.
pt. 1. Biology acknowledged: Invoking the Darwinian imperative -- Beyond the Darwinian imperative -- pt. 2. The sovereignty of culture: Laying the foundation -- In the wake of Boas -- Does sex tell us anything? -- Decoupling behavior from nature -- Decoupling intelligence from race -- Why did culture triumph? -- pt. 3. Remembering Darwin: Biology redivivus -- The case of the origin of the incest taboo -- The uses of biology -- Biology and the nature of females -- The uses and misuses of evolutionary theory in social science -- Epilogue: Beyond social science.
