Blueprint : the evolutionary origins of a good society
Nicholas A. Christakis
Bok · Engelsk · 2020
| Utgitt | New York : Little, Brown Spark , 2020
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| Omfang | xxiii, 520 sider, 8 plansjer : fargeillustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | In Blueprint introduces the compelling idea that our genes affect not only our bodies and behaviors, but also the ways in which we make societies, ones that are surprisingly similar worldwide. With many vivid examples -including diverse historical and contemporary cultures, communities formed in the wake of shipwrecks, commune dwellers seeking utopia, online groups thrown together by design or involving artificially intelligent bots, and even the tender and complex social arrangements of elephants and dolphins that so resemble our own -Christakis shows that, despite a human history replete with violence, we cannot escape our social blueprint for goodness. In a world of increasing political and economic polarization, it's tempting to ignore the positive role of our evolutionary past. Drawing on advances in social science, evolutionary biology, genetics, neuroscience, and network science, Blueprint shows how and why evolution has placed us on a humane path -and how we are united by our common humanity.
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| ISBN | 978-0-316-23004-9 : Nkr 192.00
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| Hylleplass | 576.8 C
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