Homo novus - a human without illusions
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 /...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Berlin, Heidelberg u.a.
Springer
2010
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| Schriftenreihe: | The frontiers collection
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturangaben |
| Beschreibung: | XVI, 291 S. graph. Darst. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9783642121418 978-3-642-12141-8 |