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1. Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition by Edward O. Wilson | |
Paperback: 720
Pages
(2000-03-04)
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Editorial Review Product Description Sociobiology defines such concepts as society,individual, population, communication, andregulation. It attempts to explain, biologically, why groups ofanimals behave the way they do when finding food or shelter,confronting enemies, or getting along with one another.Wilson seeksto explain how group selection, altruism, hierarchies, and sexualselection work in populations of animals, and to identify evolutionarytrends and sociobiological characteristics of all animal groups, up toand including man. The insect sections of the books are particularlyinteresting, given Wilson's status as the world's most famousentomologist. It'swhen Wilson starts talking about human beings that the furor starts.Feminists have been among the strongest critics of the work, arguingthat humans are not slaves to a biological destiny, forever locked in"primitive" behavior patterns without the ability to reason past ourbiochemical nature. Like The Origin ofSpecies, Sociobiology has forced many biologists andsocial scientists to reassess their most cherished notions of how lifeworks. --Therese Littleton Customer Reviews (10)
Totally Awesome!
As good as science can be
The Tests of Time
Good read, but more like ascience textbook There is A LOT of theory in this book. He will typically describe an organisms behavior or behavioral trends and then desrcibe the competing hypothoses for these trends, phenomena or divergance from these typical trends. Like I said though, this book is technical. Don't attempt reading it unless you have completed 2 courses of undergrad biology and calculus, as well as chemisty (most of the chemicals used by ants and the like involve simple organic compounds I was a chem major myself.) In other words, this is not like On Human Nature or Journey to the Ants: This is more like a 3rd or 4th year advanced biology course textbook.
Recommended by a dissenter |
2. The Triumph of Sociobiology by John Alcock | |
Paperback: 272
Pages
(2003-05-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description But doesn't sociobiology justify rape, racism, and genocide? Not so fast, says Alcock. Just because behavior has a natural explanation, that doesn't make it moral. It would seem that those who want to prevent this sort of behavior would be keenly interested in understanding why it manifests, but often the opposite case pertains. Through gentle dissection of the differences between scientific and ethical knowledge, Alcock shows that we can use them to complement each other. The Triumph of Sociobiology takes time and care to examine all the claims made against the field, both political and scientific, and ends up making a strong case for deeper research. --Rob Lightner Customer Reviews (10)
A good book, with caveats
Biology, Yes.Social, Triumphant? No
proximate and ultimate causes
Clarity and common sense The book is well organized, and gives a clear picture of where the methods and findings of sociobiology stand today.It covers many interesting case studies that are good examples showing how it is a scientific field, with all the trappings of fresh insights, tested hypotheses, voluminous data, clearly stated methods, and all the excitement that comes with a field progressing rapidly through the research of hundreds of honest investigators. Alcock is perhaps at his strongest when he responds to the attacks on the field in a measured and powerful cadence of common sense.Understanding human behavior is a field that everyone believes himself to be expert in, but is unfortunately filled with a baggage of historical nonsense and politically inspired biases.It is at once "the proper study of man" and the playground of charlatans.Seeing the progress that the science of sociobiology has made in the last thirty years, generates a feeling that must be much like that experienced by the people of the late 18th century, who saw chemistry replace alchemy.
What it is and isn't |
3. Sociobiology: The Abridged Edition by Edward O. Wilson | |
Paperback: 378
Pages
(1980-03-12)
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Editorial Review Product Description Sociobiology defines such concepts as society, individual,population, communication, and regulation. It attempts to explain,biologically, why groups of animals behave the way they do when findingfood or shelter, confronting enemies, or getting along with one another.Wilson seeks to explain how group selection, altruism, hierarchies, andsexual selection work in populations of animals, and to identifyevolutionary trends and sociobiological characteristics of all animalgroups, up to and including man. The insect sections of the books areparticularly interesting, given Wilson's status as the world's most famousentomologist. It's when Wilson starts talking about human beings that the furor starts.Feminists have been among the strongest critics of the work, arguing thathumans are not slaves to a biological destiny, forever locked in"primitive" behavior patterns without the ability to reason past ourbiochemical nature. Like TheOrigin of Species, Sociobiology has forced many biologistsand social scientists to reassess their most cherished notions of howanimals work. --Therese Littleton Customer Reviews (3)
Sociobiology: The Abridged Edition
Impressive
must read if intrested in zoology or evolution get this if your intrested in biology ... Read more |
4. God's Eugenicist: Alexis Carrel And the Sociobiology of Decline (Monographs in French Studies) by Andres Horacio Reggiani | |
Hardcover: 268
Pages
(2006-12-15)
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5. Vaulting Ambition: Sociobiology and the Quest for Human Nature by Philip Kitcher | |
Paperback: 472
Pages
(1987-03-13)
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Difficult to navigate.
Outdated in Detail, Still a Telling Critique in Broad Outline
A Critique of Sociobiology |
6. Sociobiology Debate: Readings on Ethical and Scientific Issues | |
Hardcover: 514
Pages
(1979-01-26)
Isbn: 0060106336 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
7. Defenders of the Truth: The Sociobiology Debate by Ullica Segerstrale | |
Paperback: 512
Pages
(2001-05-31)
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Editorial Review Product Description That, of course, is the heart of the contention surroundingsociobiology. The political left, well-represented among evolutionarybiologists, has long considered any genetic influence on humanbehavior anathema--such theories are believed to support racistpolicies, even in the unlikely event that they were not merelyreflections of racist attitudes. To their credit, many scientists heldmore complex beliefs, but some used the ideological argument as a backdoor to introduce their own neo-Darwinian scientific theories. Thestruggle for understanding has been eclipsed for some time by thestruggle for political and academic survival and dominance, andSegerstrale reports and scrutinizes both with humor, intelligence, andaplomb. The end of the controversy--if there can be one--is far off,but a careful reading of Defenders of the Truth will giveinsight into the forces influencing our scientificself-examination. --Rob Lightner Customer Reviews (23)
Science and ideology
Definitive
Totally captivating
Planters and Weeders
Terribly biased, but the best we have |
8. Marx and Sociobiology by George A. Huaco | |
Paperback: 144
Pages
(1999-10-27)
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9. Ideas of Human Nature: From the Bhagavad Gita to Sociobiology by David P. Barash | |
Paperback: 294
Pages
(1998-02-07)
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Great Reading
A respectable collection! |
10. Sociobiology and Bioeconomics: The Theory of Evolution in Biological and Economic Theory (Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy) | |
Paperback: 341
Pages
(2010-11-02)
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11. The Sociobiology Debate | |
Paperback: 284
Pages
(1979-02)
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12. Sociobiology and the Law: The Biology of Altruism in the Courtroom of the Future by John H. Beckstrom | |
Hardcover: 160
Pages
(1985-03-01)
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13. Neuropolitics: The Sociobiology of Human Metamorphosis by Timothy Francis Leary | |
Hardcover: 160
Pages
(1977)
Isbn: 0915238187 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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Timothy Leary thought we'd become "immortal" by now |
14. E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner: A Dialogue Between Sociobiology and Radical Behaviorism (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects) by Paul Naour | |
Hardcover: 138
Pages
(2009-03-19)
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Editorial Review Product Description Reviewers have characterized Paul Naour's A Dialogue Between Sociobiology and Radical Behaviorism, which includes brief introductions by E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner's elder daughter,Julie Vargus, as an idea book. The work will undoubtedly have a significant academic market and provide students and scholars in biology, ethology, psychology, anthropology, sociology and economics a strong foundation in twentieth century history and systems. Praise for A Dialogue Between Sociobiology and Radical Behaviorism: - E.O. Wilson says of the book: ". . . excellent, an outstanding addition to the history of ideas. It will put Fred Skinner back in the pantheon and, providing context, serve as an excellent introduction to the content and central truths in radical behaviorism. Needless to say, I'm also grateful to have my work following Sociobiology given proper attention." -David Sloan Wilson, author of Darwin’s Cathedral writes: "E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner agreed that the human capacity for change is both a product of genetic evolution and an evolutionary process in its own right. Yet, the paradigms of sociobiology and radical behaviorism went in very different directions. Paul Naour's insightful analysis of a taped conversation between Wilson and Skinner goes beyond the historical significance of the conversation and helps to integrate the two paradigms for the future." -Carl Haywood writes: "The present question is whether evolution by natural selection is a useful set of concepts for the development of psychology. Naour’s proposed confluence of radical behaviorism and sociobiology suggests not only that it is, but also that radical behaviorism shares with sociobiology a debt and an allegiance to Darwinism." |
15. Sociobiology, Sex, and Science (SUNY Series in Philosophy and Biology) by Harmon R. Holcomb III | |
Paperback: 466
Pages
(1993-01-07)
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16. Sociobiology and the Preemption of Social Science by Professor Alexander Rosenberg | |
Hardcover: 240
Pages
(1980-11-01)
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17. The One Per Cent Advantage: The Sociobiology of Being Human by John R. Gribbin, Mary Gribbin | |
Hardcover: 224
Pages
(1988-05)
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18. A Sociobiology Compendium: Aphorisms, Sayings, Asides by Del Thiessen | |
Hardcover: 151
Pages
(1997-04-01)
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19. Sociobiology and the Human Dimension (Volume 0) by Georg Breuer | |
Paperback: 308
Pages
(1983-03-31)
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20. Listen to the animals: The fundamentals & rationale of sociobiology by E. Gordon Dickie | |
Loose Leaf: 431
Pages
(1977)
Isbn: 0913136026 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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