Twins by Lawrence Wright

Twins by Lawrence Wright

A brilliant and thought-provoking examination of how the study of twins informs our understandings of free will, individual identity and human nature. How do we come to be who we are? How free are we to decide on the direction of our lives? Given the moral injunctions against experimenting on humans, the experience of twins, identical in their genes, upbringing or both, are crucial evidence in answering these questions. Lawrence Wright's brilliant book looks at twin research and shows how it increasingly illuminates our understanding of the old nature ir nurture, genes or environment debate. Twins is a remarkable piece of science writing, and 1 of the best and most accessible examples of how Darwinian ideas, evolutionary psychology and mosern genetics are illuminating human nature.

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ISBN 13	9780753805350
ISBN 10	0753805359
Title	Twins
Author	Lawrence Wright
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	1998-11-02
Number of pages	192
Prizes	Short-listed for Rhone-Poulenc Science Books Prize 1998
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