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... facts and values; scientifically, because genetic differences in the distribution of mental and moral traits among ... fact not lost on major book and magazine publishers. Unlike the biosocial writings of the past, recent efforts have ...
... facts and values; scientifically, because genetic differences in the distribution of mental and moral traits among ... fact not lost on major book and magazine publishers. Unlike the biosocial writings of the past, recent efforts have ...
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... facts; such meanings are, instead, attributed to science by individuals having particular viewpoints and living in particular societies. Yet the influence of philosophical presuppositions, social position, cultural context, and other ...
... facts; such meanings are, instead, attributed to science by individuals having particular viewpoints and living in particular societies. Yet the influence of philosophical presuppositions, social position, cultural context, and other ...
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... facts nor the illogic of naturalistic and genetic fallacies, but the guiding presence of metaphysical, moral, and social assumptions embedded in their scientific work. To elucidate such assumptions and interests is in no way 6 Introduction.
... facts nor the illogic of naturalistic and genetic fallacies, but the guiding presence of metaphysical, moral, and social assumptions embedded in their scientific work. To elucidate such assumptions and interests is in no way 6 Introduction.
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... fact, even to refer to such elements as "extrascientific" is misleading, for they are vital to the creation of scientific knowledge. Marx may have been right that Darwin discovered "among beasts and plants his English society with its ...
... fact, even to refer to such elements as "extrascientific" is misleading, for they are vital to the creation of scientific knowledge. Marx may have been right that Darwin discovered "among beasts and plants his English society with its ...
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... fact, has Darwinism been used in social theory? How have changes in scientific knowledge and social climate since the time of Darwin affected the social uses and interpretations of evolutionary biology? These are the questions that I ...
... fact, has Darwinism been used in social theory? How have changes in scientific knowledge and social climate since the time of Darwin affected the social uses and interpretations of evolutionary biology? These are the questions that I ...
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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