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... values; scientifically, because genetic differences in the distribution of mental and moral traits among individuals and races appeared insignificant; and morally, because of the cruelties committed in their name. Remarkably, this ...
... values; scientifically, because genetic differences in the distribution of mental and moral traits among individuals and races appeared insignificant; and morally, because of the cruelties committed in their name. Remarkably, this ...
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... values that it sanctioned — the values of "mind," "self," and "soul," which, paradoxically, now threaten our existence. In the place of these values, the perennial positivist dream of a true science of morality is now to be realized ...
... values that it sanctioned — the values of "mind," "self," and "soul," which, paradoxically, now threaten our existence. In the place of these values, the perennial positivist dream of a true science of morality is now to be realized ...
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... values; nor can they simply be denounced as sources of scientific error. As philosophers of science and sociologists of knowledge have begun to argue, every scientific investigation, whether successful or unsuccessful, is also "an ...
... values; nor can they simply be denounced as sources of scientific error. As philosophers of science and sociologists of knowledge have begun to argue, every scientific investigation, whether successful or unsuccessful, is also "an ...
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... value, "biological man" is an ideal character type with a growing following. Thus, if perceived as objective science, today's biological writings, like those which preceded them, may become an attractive means of interpreting ...
... value, "biological man" is an ideal character type with a growing following. Thus, if perceived as objective science, today's biological writings, like those which preceded them, may become an attractive means of interpreting ...
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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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