On Human Nature
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
What does it truly mean to be human? In On Human Nature, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson mounts a bold and provocative argument that human behaviour — from aggression and sexuality to altruism and religion — is not merely shaped by culture, but is deeply rooted in our evolutionary biology. Drawing on the then-nascent science of sociobiology, Wilson argues that the genetic inheritance of our species forms the foundation upon which all human social structures are built, challenging centuries of social science dogma and forcing a fundamental re-examination of the nature-versus-nurture debate. Wilson writes with the authority of a world-class scientist and the eloquence of a humanist, weaving together genetics, neuroscience, anthropology, and philosophy into a seamless and compelling whole. On Human Nature is not merely a scientific treatise; it is a profound meditation on free will, ethics, and the future of the human spirit. Winner of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, this landmark work remains as urgent and unsettling as ever — because the questions it asks about who we are, and why we do what we do, have yet to be fully answered.
Author: Edward O. Wilson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Harvard University Press
Genre: Biology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
What does it truly mean to be human? In On Human Nature, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson mounts a bold and provocative argument that human behaviour — from aggression and sexuality to altruism and religion — is not merely shaped by culture, but is deeply rooted in our evolutionary biology. Drawing on the then-nascent science of sociobiology, Wilson argues that the genetic inheritance of our species forms the foundation upon which all human social structures are built, challenging centuries of social science dogma and forcing a fundamental re-examination of the nature-versus-nurture debate. Wilson writes with the authority of a world-class scientist and the eloquence of a humanist, weaving together genetics, neuroscience, anthropology, and philosophy into a seamless and compelling whole. On Human Nature is not merely a scientific treatise; it is a profound meditation on free will, ethics, and the future of the human spirit. Winner of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, this landmark work remains as urgent and unsettling as ever — because the questions it asks about who we are, and why we do what we do, have yet to be fully answered.