The ape-man within / L. Sprague de Camp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Camp, L. Sprague (Lyon Sprague), 1907-2000.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human evolution.

Behavior evolution.

Human behavior.

Social evolution.

Physical Description:

266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, [1995]

Summary:

Renowned science writer L. Sprague de Camp studies our global "wrong-headedness" by examining our primitive past. Writing with insight and humor, de Camp explores what makes us tick as the products - and victims - of our prehuman past. He delves into the legacy of evolution and shows how it has affected our historical and social development. The survival traits of our ancestors, which include foraging in bands, scrounging for food, and chasing other scavengers away from the kill, are at the heart of our highly competitive and combative nature - the tendency to view others as adversaries. Are we "only monkeys shaved"? Can we overcome our prehuman character? The Ape-Man Within answers these and other fundamental questions facing our global society.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266).

ISBN:

0879759518

OCLC:

32088692