Author: David BurniePublisher: Bookmart
ISBN: 9780276441943
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Rd Natures Mighty Powers Animal Instinct
Author: David BurniePublisher: Bookmart
ISBN: 9780276441943
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Fairness Instinct
Author: Lixing SunPublisher:
ISBN: 1616148470
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Combining research from the social sciences, hard sciences, and the humanities, this accessible cross-disciplinary book offers fascinating insights into a key component of human nature and society. What do the Arab Spring, the Robin Hood legend, Occupy Wall Street, and the American taxpayer reaction to the $182 billion bailout of AIG have in common? All are rooted in a deeply ingrained sense of fairness. But where does this universal instinct come from? This is the driving question at the heart of L. Sun's The Fairness Instinct. Thinkers from Aristotle to Kant, from Augustine to John Rawls, and religions from Christianity to Confucianism, have offered great insight into the nature and origins of this basic human desire for fairness. Based on the most recent scientific discoveries in behavioral genetics, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, economics, and evolution, Sun argues that the origins of the fairness instinct cannot be found exclusively in the philosophical, social, and political perspectives to which we so often turn; rather, they can be traced to something much deeper in our biological makeup. Taking as his starting point Frans De Waal's seminal study showing that Capuchin monkeys revolt when they are shortchanged by receiving a less valuable reward than their peers receive for the same task, Sun synthesizes a wide range of research to explore the biological roots of the fairness instinct. He shows that fairness is much more than a moral value or ideological construct; fairness is in our DNA. Combining scientific rigor with accessible and reader-friendly language to relate fascinating stories of animal and human behavior, The Fairness Instinct lays out an evolutionary roadmap for how fairness emerges and thrives under natural selection and how two powerful engines--social living and social hierarchy--have fueled the evolution of this intricate and potent instinct in all of us. Probing into the motives that underlie such phenomena as envy, consumerism, anti-intellectualism, revenge, revolution, terrorism, marriage, democracy, and religion, Sun showcases the power of the fairness instinct to make our history, shape our society, and rule our social lives.
Wild Animals, Their Nature, Habits, and Instincts
Author: Sister Mary ROBERTSPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Nature Instinct
Author: Tristan GooleyPublisher: The Experiment
ISBN: 1615195912
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
“A captivating guide to finding one’s way in the wild.”—The Wall Street Journal Publisher's note: The Nature Instinct was published in the UK under the title Wild Signs and Star Paths. Master outdoorsman Tristan Gooley was just about to make camp when he sensed danger—but couldn’t say why. After sheltering elsewhere, Gooley returned to investigate: What had set off his subconscious alarm? Suddenly, he understood: All of the tree trunks were slightly bent. The ground had already shifted once and could easily become treacherous in a storm. The Nature Instinct shows how we, too, can unlock this intuitive understanding of our surroundings. Learn to sense the forest’s edge from deep in the woods, or whether a wild animal might pose danger—before you even know how you know.
St. Andrew's Cross
Author: The Month and Catholic Review
Author: The American Phrenological Journal and Repository of Science, Literature and General Intelligence
Author: St. Pierre's Studies of Nature
Author: Bernardin de Saint-PierrePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural theology
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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