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The editors present a collection of essays dealing with both the life and ideas of Charles Darwin as they relate to human sociobiology. They represent themes coming from evolutionary theory, cultural anthropology, political science, sociology, and psychology and psychiatry. Consistent with E. O. Wilson's Consilience, the compilation also reflects an interest in the humanities and thus offers materials exploring the possibility of a broad synthesis of knowledge relating to human nature. Beyond the theory and evidence offered in these disciplines is the promise of finding explanations for, and solutions to, current human differences and problems. ... Read more

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Sociobiology: the full swath
Typical of the Praeger series in Human Evolution & Intelligence but unlike most books on evolutionary psychology, this fine tome covers a lot of ground.It originated from papers read at a meeting of the EuropeanSociobiology Society in Darwin's own Christ's College, Cambridge.

Theorganising theme is Darwinism across the full span of scholarly interests. Chapters span themes of humanities, social sciences, clinical application,the genetics of neurotransmitters and even theosophical considerations ofthe extended phenotype in human affairs.

Like most books edited fromcongress papers, this has its rough edges and uneven spots.Still, all inall it is a fine smorgasbord of topics with greater breadth amd sometimesgreater depth than most other books concerning Darwinian approaches tocontemporary studies ranging from humanities and social science on throughmedicine and philosophy.

It clearly surpasses books of more limited rangesuch as Darwinian Psychiatry (Triosi & Maguire), EvolutionaryPsychiatry (Stevens & Price) or Darwinian Medicine (Williams &Nesse).In fact, this book is to be recommended to an exceptionally broadrange of scholars in disciplines from literature to pharmacology, not tomention alert lay readers. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Human Biology, published by Wayne State University Press on February 1, 1997. The length of the article is 5477 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: KEY WORDS: TRIBES, INDIA, HLA, MARRIAGEABLE RANGE, CLAN

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Title: Sociobiology and HLA genetic polymorphism in hill tribes, the Irula of the Nilgiri hills and the Malayali of the Shevroy Hills, South India.
Author: R.M. Pitchappan
Publication: Human Biology (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 1997
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Volume: v69Issue: n1Page: p59(16)

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The Gale Encyclopedia of Science is written at a level somewhere between the introductory sources and the highly technical texts currently available. This six-volume set covers all major areas of science and engineering, as well as mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. Alphabetically arranged entries provide a user-friendly format that makes the broad scope of information easy to access and decipher. Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of scientific areas and, in some cases, define terms.

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This digital document is an article from The Hastings Center Report, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1954 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The sociobiology of humanism.(Essays)
Author: John Lantos
Publication: The Hastings Center Report (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 36Issue: 6Page: 20(3)

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The classic reference Encyclopedia of Sociology, winner of the 1993 Dartmouth Medal, has been updated to reflect many changes in society and in the field of sociology in recent years. Articles covering core issues such as race, poverty, violence, economics, pregnancy and abortion have been updated and expanded, and completely new articles have been written on topics such as the Internet, privacy and epidemiology.

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This digital document is an article from Currents in Theology and Mission, published by Lutheran School of Theology and Mission on April 1, 2005. The length of the article is 718 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Doing without Adam and Eve: Sociobiology and Original Sin.(Book Review)
Author: Mark C. Mattes
Publication: Currents in Theology and Mission (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: Lutheran School of Theology and Mission
Volume: 32Issue: 2Page: 142(2)

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