The Resurgence of Evolutionary Biology: Ethical and Political Implications

by Terry Hoy

In The Resurgence of Evolutionary Biology Terry Hoy charts the intersection between political theory and the intellectual debate over human evolution. The book deals with the contemporary interpretation of Darwinism as an apology for racism, imperialism, and capitalism. Hoy argues that this perspective underlies the contemporary debates between proponents of both genetic and environmental determinants of behavior. In response to several leading...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073910263X
• ISBN13: 9780739102633
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"