Dark Ages: The Case for a Science of Human Behavior

by Lee McIntyre

Book Overview

Why the prejudice against adopting a scientific attitude in the social sciences is creating a new 'Dark Ages' and preventing us from solving the perennial problems of crime, war, and poverty.

During the Dark Ages, the progress of Western civilization virtually stopped. The knowledge gained by the scholars of the classical age was lost; for nearly 600 years, life was governed by superstitions and fears fueled by ignorance. In this outspoken...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262512548
• ISBN13: 9780262512541
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher