In theory , Harris is quite explicit about seeing culture ( including leaming , speech , and so forth ) as adaptive in a biological sense . " Culture has made man the dominant life form of the earth . " ( Harris , 1971 , p.38 . ) ...
When this classic work was first published in 1975, it created a new discipline and started a tumultuous round in the age-old nature versus nurture debate.
The New Synthesis Edward O. Wilson ... Biodiversity II : Understanding and Protecting Our Natural Resources co - editor with Marjorie L. Reaka - Kudla and Don E. Wilson Genes , Mind , and Culture with Charles J. Lumsden Naturalist Caste ...
Wilson's monumental work on the biological basis of social behavior in all species from amoeba colonies to human societies has been trimmed to its essential argument and most compelling examples
In this book, drawing on both fact and theory, Wilson tried to present a com prehensive overview of the rapidly growing subject of 'sociobiology', the study of the biological nature and foundations of animal behaviour, more precisely animal ...
In this essay I will first have a look at the general assumptions and arguments of sociobiologists and how they want to intertwine biological and sociological explanations of human behaviour and social structures.
In this book, drawing on both fact and theory, Wilson tried to present a com prehensive overview of the rapidly growing subject of 'sociobiology', the study of the biological nature and foundations of animal behaviour, more precisely animal ...
This book is the first collection of essays on sociobiology in which opposing views are aired, and attempts to interpret human behavior in the context of individual and kin selection.