A Darwinian Worldview: Sociobiology, Environmental Ethics and the Work of Edward O. Wilson

by Brian Baxter

Book Overview

Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is considered in its application to human beings in this book. Brian Baxter examines the various sociobiological approaches to the explanation of human behaviour which view the human brain, and so the human mind, as the product of evolution, and considers the main arguments for and against this claim. In so doing he defends the approaches against some common criticisms, such as the charge that they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138259462
• ISBN13: 9781138259461
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"