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... Wilson is no defense of the social and cultural status quo; nor are economic and political matters their chief concern. In speaking of "selfish genes" as the "hidden masters" of our fate, these scientists 4 Introduction.
... Wilson is no defense of the social and cultural status quo; nor are economic and political matters their chief concern. In speaking of "selfish genes" as the "hidden masters" of our fate, these scientists 4 Introduction.
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... concerns has not been eliminated. Nor should we be surprised that this is so. Reality does not speak English; nor does it adhere to materialism or Christianity. The phenomena of nature must be unpacked with words and symbols. Reality ...
... concerns has not been eliminated. Nor should we be surprised that this is so. Reality does not speak English; nor does it adhere to materialism or Christianity. The phenomena of nature must be unpacked with words and symbols. Reality ...
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... concern most aggressive in its exploration of Darwinism's implications. We are told that those termed "social Darwinists," such as Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner, formed a vanguard party in the Darwinian Revolution, brutal in ...
... concern most aggressive in its exploration of Darwinism's implications. We are told that those termed "social Darwinists," such as Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner, formed a vanguard party in the Darwinian Revolution, brutal in ...
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... concerns, like those of his Victorian contemporaries, do not fit neatly into the disciplinary divisions of Turner, and Robert Young, although not all of these authors may accept my interpretation. 2. Even so perceptive a scholar as ...
... concerns, like those of his Victorian contemporaries, do not fit neatly into the disciplinary divisions of Turner, and Robert Young, although not all of these authors may accept my interpretation. 2. Even so perceptive a scholar as ...
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Contents
From Metaphysics to Molecular Biology | 44 |
From Molecular Biology to Social Theory | 77 |
The Natural Theology of E O Wilson | 96 |
The Popularization of Human Sociobiology | 136 |
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