The Nature Of Human Behaviour
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
What drives human beings to act, feel, and think the way they do — and how much of that behaviour do we truly control? The Nature of Human Behaviour, edited by Günter Altner, presents a rigorous interdisciplinary inquiry into the biological, evolutionary, and social forces that shape the human animal, drawing on contributions from leading scientists and thinkers across the fields of ethology, genetics, psychology, and anthropology. The anthology chronicles the great debates of its era — nature versus nurture, instinct versus learned behaviour, individual agency versus biological determinism — presenting each argument with scholarly precision and intellectual honesty. Altner assembles a chorus of expert voices to construct a panoramic portrait of humanity, situating our species firmly within the animal kingdom while acknowledging the unique complexity of human culture and consciousness. A landmark work of its time, this collection reflects the ferment of ideas that animated the biological and social sciences in the latter half of the twentieth century, bridging the gap between hard science and humanistic inquiry with rare clarity. Altner's editorial hand is authoritative yet balanced, allowing competing perspectives to illuminate one another rather than cancel each other out. The result is a volume that challenges readers to reconsider the most fundamental assumptions about what it means to be human — and leaves the most important questions tantalizingly open.
Author: Günter Altner
Format: Hardback
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
What drives human beings to act, feel, and think the way they do — and how much of that behaviour do we truly control? The Nature of Human Behaviour, edited by Günter Altner, presents a rigorous interdisciplinary inquiry into the biological, evolutionary, and social forces that shape the human animal, drawing on contributions from leading scientists and thinkers across the fields of ethology, genetics, psychology, and anthropology. The anthology chronicles the great debates of its era — nature versus nurture, instinct versus learned behaviour, individual agency versus biological determinism — presenting each argument with scholarly precision and intellectual honesty. Altner assembles a chorus of expert voices to construct a panoramic portrait of humanity, situating our species firmly within the animal kingdom while acknowledging the unique complexity of human culture and consciousness. A landmark work of its time, this collection reflects the ferment of ideas that animated the biological and social sciences in the latter half of the twentieth century, bridging the gap between hard science and humanistic inquiry with rare clarity. Altner's editorial hand is authoritative yet balanced, allowing competing perspectives to illuminate one another rather than cancel each other out. The result is a volume that challenges readers to reconsider the most fundamental assumptions about what it means to be human — and leaves the most important questions tantalizingly open.