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On Human Nature: Revised Edition
Edward O. Wilson
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Description for On Human Nature: Revised Edition
Paperback. In his new Preface E.O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how "The Insect Societies" led him to write "Sociobiology," and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
In his new preface E. O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how The Insect Societies led him to write Sociobiology, and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior.
In his new preface E. O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how The Insect Societies led him to write Sociobiology, and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior.
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674016385
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V9780674016385
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About Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson was Pellegrino University Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University. In addition to two Pulitzer Prizes (one of which he shares with Bert Hölldobler), Wilson has won many scientific awards, including the National Medal of Science and the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Reviews for On Human Nature: Revised Edition
Wilson is a sophisticated and marvelously humane writer. His vision is a liberating one, and a reader of this splendid book comes away with a sense of the kinship that exists among the people, animals, and insects that share the planet.
New Yorker
Compellingly interesting and enormously important...The most stimulating, the most provocative, and the most illuminating work ... Read more
New Yorker
Compellingly interesting and enormously important...The most stimulating, the most provocative, and the most illuminating work ... Read more