Homo novus : a human without illusions / Ulrich J. Frey, Charlotte Störmer, Kai P. Willführ, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frey, Ulrich J., 1975-

Störmer, Charlotte.

Willführ, Kai P.

Series:

Frontiers collection

The frontiers collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociobiology.

Human evolution.

Evolutionary psychology.

Social evolution.

Human biology.

Human beings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; London ; New York : Springer, [2010]

Contents:

Illusion number 1. Humans are exceptional. The position of man in the cosmos / Bernulf Kanitscheider ; Living differences / Volker Sommer and Amy R. Parish ; Nothing to talk about / Julia Fischer

Illusion number 2. We are independent of our sociobiological roots. The true egoist is cooperative / Christian Vogel ; The social brain and its implications / Robin Dunbar ; Why most theories get it wrong / Julia Pradel and Detlef Fetchenhauer

Illusion number 3. The biological imperative doesn't matter to us. Mortality crises and their consequences for human life histories / Charlotte Störmer and Kai P. Willführ ; Costs and consequences of reproduction / Virpi Lummaa ; Height and reproductive success / Rebecca Sear

Illusion number 4. The past doesn't echo in our heads. Developmental psychology without dualistic illusions / Athanasios Chasiotis ; the psychology of families / Harald A. Euler

Illusion number 5. Moral, religion and culture are social constructions. Moral normativity is (naturally) grown / Kurt Bayertz ; The origins of symbolic culture / Chris Knight ; Belief in Melanesia / Wulf Schiefenhövel

Illusion number 6. We are free in what we want. Free will / Gerhard Roth ; Could I have done otherwise? / Gerhard Vollmer

Epilogue. Modern illusions of humankind / Ulrich J. Frey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783642121418

3642121411

OCLC:

639461749