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... direction, and meaning are also potent social forces. Nor can we afford to forget that to societies in crisis, illogic may prove powerfully attractive and the rhetoric of positive science seductively persuasive. Mythologies of life's ...
... direction, and meaning are also potent social forces. Nor can we afford to forget that to societies in crisis, illogic may prove powerfully attractive and the rhetoric of positive science seductively persuasive. Mythologies of life's ...
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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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The Social Meaning of Modern Biology: From Social Darwinism to Sociobiology Howard Kaye Limited preview - 2017 |
The Social Meaning of Modern Biology: From Social Darwinism to Sociobiology Howard Kaye Limited preview - 2017 |
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