Sociobiology: The Whisperings Within
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does evolution truly want from us — and how much of our daily behaviour is silently dictated by our genes? Sociobiology: The Whisperings Within by David Barash is a landmark work of popular science that brings the then-revolutionary field of sociobiology into sharp and accessible focus for the general reader. Barash chronicles the biological underpinnings of human and animal social behaviour — from altruism and aggression to sex, parenting, and cooperation — arguing that Darwinian evolution has quietly shaped the architecture of our minds and societies in ways we are only beginning to understand. Written with clarity, wit, and intellectual rigour, it presents the core tenets of the field pioneered by E.O. Wilson and translates complex genetic and evolutionary theory into compelling, real-world narratives. Barash writes with the rare gift of making science feel urgent and personal, drawing on a sweeping range of animal behaviour to illuminate the human condition. The book sits at the provocative intersection of biology, psychology, and anthropology, challenging readers to reconsider the boundary between nature and nurture — a debate that remains fiercely contested to this day. Praised by Edward O. Wilson himself as a delightful book, forcefully, effectively argued, this remains essential reading for anyone who dares to ask what it truly means to be human.
Author: David Barash
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does evolution truly want from us — and how much of our daily behaviour is silently dictated by our genes? Sociobiology: The Whisperings Within by David Barash is a landmark work of popular science that brings the then-revolutionary field of sociobiology into sharp and accessible focus for the general reader. Barash chronicles the biological underpinnings of human and animal social behaviour — from altruism and aggression to sex, parenting, and cooperation — arguing that Darwinian evolution has quietly shaped the architecture of our minds and societies in ways we are only beginning to understand. Written with clarity, wit, and intellectual rigour, it presents the core tenets of the field pioneered by E.O. Wilson and translates complex genetic and evolutionary theory into compelling, real-world narratives. Barash writes with the rare gift of making science feel urgent and personal, drawing on a sweeping range of animal behaviour to illuminate the human condition. The book sits at the provocative intersection of biology, psychology, and anthropology, challenging readers to reconsider the boundary between nature and nurture — a debate that remains fiercely contested to this day. Praised by Edward O. Wilson himself as a delightful book, forcefully, effectively argued, this remains essential reading for anyone who dares to ask what it truly means to be human.