Love And Hate: On The Natural History Of Basic Behaviour Patterns
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Light chipping - jacket still bright.
What compels a human being to bond, to fight, to nurture, or to destroy — and are these impulses truly our own, or are they ancient inheritances written into our biology? In Love and Hate: On the Natural History of Basic Behaviour Patterns, renowned Austrian ethologist Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt presents a rigorous and revelatory investigation into the evolutionary roots of human social behaviour, arguing that the fundamental drives of affection and aggression are not products of culture alone, but are deeply encoded in our species' biological heritage. Drawing on decades of cross-cultural fieldwork and the foundational principles of ethology — the science of animal behaviour — Eibl-Eibesfeldt illustrates how universal patterns of love, bonding, and hostility manifest across vastly different human societies, challenging the prevailing notion that human behaviour is shaped solely by environment and learning. Translated from the German by Geoffrey Strachan, this landmark work sits at the intersection of zoology, evolutionary biology, and social science, inviting comparison with the contemporaneous work of Konrad Lorenz and Desmond Morris. Eibl-Eibesfeldt's prose is measured and authoritative, grounding sweeping theoretical claims in meticulous observational data collected from cultures around the globe. A cornerstone of human ethology, Love and Hate leaves the reader with a disquieting and exhilarating question: if our deepest emotions are shaped by forces millions of years in the making, what does that truly mean for human freedom and moral responsibility?
Author: Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Methuen & Co Ltd
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Light chipping - jacket still bright.
What compels a human being to bond, to fight, to nurture, or to destroy — and are these impulses truly our own, or are they ancient inheritances written into our biology? In Love and Hate: On the Natural History of Basic Behaviour Patterns, renowned Austrian ethologist Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt presents a rigorous and revelatory investigation into the evolutionary roots of human social behaviour, arguing that the fundamental drives of affection and aggression are not products of culture alone, but are deeply encoded in our species' biological heritage. Drawing on decades of cross-cultural fieldwork and the foundational principles of ethology — the science of animal behaviour — Eibl-Eibesfeldt illustrates how universal patterns of love, bonding, and hostility manifest across vastly different human societies, challenging the prevailing notion that human behaviour is shaped solely by environment and learning. Translated from the German by Geoffrey Strachan, this landmark work sits at the intersection of zoology, evolutionary biology, and social science, inviting comparison with the contemporaneous work of Konrad Lorenz and Desmond Morris. Eibl-Eibesfeldt's prose is measured and authoritative, grounding sweeping theoretical claims in meticulous observational data collected from cultures around the globe. A cornerstone of human ethology, Love and Hate leaves the reader with a disquieting and exhilarating question: if our deepest emotions are shaped by forces millions of years in the making, what does that truly mean for human freedom and moral responsibility?