The Hare and the Tortoise by David P Barash
A BOOK INTENDED FOR THE INTELLIGENT LAYPERSON, 'THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE' PRESENTS A NEW WAY OF THINKING ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS AND THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD, DEVELOPING THE THESIS THAT MOST OF OUR CURRENT PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RAPIDLY MOVING CULTURE (THE HARE) AND SLOW MOVING BIOLOGY (THE TORTOISE). FOLLOWING A DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION, BARASH SHOWS HOW THE PARADIGM OF BIOLOGY/CULTURE CONFLICT ILLUMINATES CURRENT ISSUES RELATED TO SEX, FEMINISM AND SEXISM, FAMILY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, AGGRESSION; THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE, POPULATION ENVIRONMENTAL ABUSE AND ALIENATION. IN MAKING THIS ARGUMENTS BARASH RANGES WIDELY FROM EARLY JAWLESS FISH TO THE WORK OF BARBARA EHRENREICH, FROM THE SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR OF CHIMPANZEES TO THE ABUSE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.'THE HARE & THE TORTOISE'ABUNDANTLY ILLUSTRATED WITH EXAMPLES FROM HISTORY, CURRENT EVENTS & THE LIVES OF ANIMALS, IS A COMPELLING AND HIGHLY READABLE EXAMINA- TION OF THE COMPLEX INTERPLAY BETWEEN CULTURAL BEHAVOIOUR AMD TRADITION.Professor of psychology and zoology at the University of Washington in Seattle, David P.Barash He has contributed to the development of sociobiology as a scientific field. He has written over 170 technical articles and twenty books, including Sociobiology and Behavior, Aging: An Investigation, Loving Enemies: Investigating Our Desire for Opponents, and Making Sense of Sex: How Genes and Gender Affect Our Relationships (with Judith E. The Mammal in the Mirror: Understanding Our Position in the Natural World (with Ilona A. Lipton) and The Mammal in the Mirror: Understanding Our Place in the Natural World (with Ilona A. ). Barash).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140087482 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140087486 |
| Title | The Hare and the Tortoise |
| Author | David P Barash |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1987-05-28 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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