On Human Nature

Author: Edward O. Wilson (USA)
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: This is not a textbook, nor is it a general scientific literature review. It systematically elaborates on human behavior, which is a potential theme in every channel of the human psychological labyrinth. Therefore, it cannot only consider the social sciences but also the humanities, including philosophy and the scientific discovery process itself. Thus, On Human Nature is not a scientific monograph; it is a work about science, and it is a work that profoundly influences the study of human behavior before the natural sciences transform into new forms. It examines the true evolutionary explanations of human behavior, which inevitably will also impact the social sciences and the humanities. Reading this book provides information about behavior and sociobiology. However, the core of the book lies in speculative explorations of some profound influences that arise when social theory finally comes into contact with the part of natural science that is intimately connected to it.