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Essential Building Blocks of Human Nature

By Peter Kappeler (auth.) , Ulrich J. Frey , Charlotte Störmer , Kai P. Willführ (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2011
ISBN
9783642139673, 3642139671
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-13968-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3485243 bytes)
Series
The Frontiers Collection
Edition
1
Pages
159\174
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2012-08-21 20:00:00
Evolutionary Biology; Popular Science in Psycholog

Description

To understand why we humans are as we are, it is necessary to look at the essential building blocks that comprise our nature. The foundations of this structure are our evolutionary origins as primates and our social roots. Upon these rest features such as our emotions, language and aesthetic preferences, with our self-perceptions, self-deceptions and thirst for knowledge right at the top. The unifying force holding these blocks together is evolutionary theory. Evolution provides a deeper understanding of human nature and, in particular, of the common roots of these different perspectives. To build a reliable and coherent model of man, leading authors from fields as diverse as primatology, anthropology, neurobiology and philosophy have joined forces to present essays each describing their own expert perspective. Together they provide a convincing and complete picture of our own human nature.

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