Human nature explored / George Mandler.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997Description: xi, 208 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0195112237
- 9780195112238
- 150 21
- BF121 .M363 1997
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-198) and index.
1. Introduction: Themes, Tasks, and Methods -- 2. Historical and Biological Constraints -- 3. Evolution and the Genetics of Behavior -- 4. Minds, Bodies, and Schemas -- 5. Consciousness -- 6. Emotion -- 7. Values in Human Thought and Action: Origins and Functions -- 8. The Social Fabric: Aggression and Other Human Characteristics -- 9. Differences Among People: Intelligence and Gender -- 10. Morality, Freedom, and Power -- 11. Cognition and Language -- App. Psychology as a Reflection of Cultural Values -- Notes -- References -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.
George Mandler begins with what we know about evolution and gene expression, then moves on to the complex phenomena of consciousness and emotion. The constraints of both nature and nurture are discussed as limiting forces on human development, and natural selection is considered in the context of our social fabric, which draws on both psychological and anthropological knowledge. Mandler considers human difference, particularly in regard to intelligence and gender, and discusses the nature of human values, including our need for morality and freedom. The book concludes with an appraisal of human cognition and language.
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