The Social Conquest of Earth
Author(s): Edward O. Wilson
In asking where we came from, what we are and where we are going, Edward O. Wilson directly addresses three fundamental questions of religion, philosophy and science. Refashioning the story of human evolution, he draws on his remarkable knowledge of biology and social behaviour to show that group selection, not kin selection, is the primary driving force of human evolution. He proves that history makes no sense without prehistory and prehistory makes no sense without biology. Demonstrating that the sources of morality, religion and the creative arts are fundamentally biological in nature, Wilson presents us with the clearest explanation ever produced as to the origin of the human condition and why it resulted in our domination of the Earth's biosphere.
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An ambitious and thoroughly engaging work that 's certain to generate controversy within the walls of academia and without Provocative, eloquent and unflinchingly forthright, Wilson remains true to form, producing a book that 's anything but dull and bound to receive plenty of attention from supporters and critics alike. --Colin Woodard
Edward O. Wilson, a professor emeritus at Harvard University, is the author of more than twenty-five books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Ants and the bestselling novel Anthill (ISBN 978 0 393 33970 3).
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- : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- : WW Norton & Co
- : 0.646
- : 30 April 2012
- : 235mm X 156mm X 30mm
- : United States
- : 01 June 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Edward O. Wilson
- : Hardback
- : English
- : 576.8
- : 352
- : 90 illustrations