| Description |
xix, 556 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: framing the problem -- I. Questioning the "scientized" image -- II. Why we primates are not "game theorists" -- III. The selecting of Homo sapiens -- IV. Brain matters -- V. A thirst for meaning -- VI. How experience shapes the brain -- VII. "Who am I?" - where biology and culture meet -- VIII. History, the story of meanings through time -- IX. Humankind crosses the Rubicon, 1900-2000 -- X. Conflict: control or reconciliation? -- XI. The search for autonomy within community |
| Summary |
Biologist Clark proceeds from two basic premises: how we humans "see" reality is always constructed (some kind of map is essential for society, but as circumstances change, that map must be revised) and a single world view-that of the West-is becoming increasingly dominant around the planet (yet it makes certain assumptions leading to dangerous, indeed pathological consequences for all humans). The social theories on which the Western world view and its institutions is based demand revision. [publisher web site] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (455-488) and index |
| Subject |
Human beings -- Origin.
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Human beings.
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Human evolution.
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Hominidae.
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Behavior.
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Biological Evolution.
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| Genre/Form |
Ebook
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| LC no. |
2002075108 |
| ISBN |
041528659X hardback |
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0415286603 paperback |
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