The Paradoxical Primate (Societas S.) (Paperback)

by Colin Talbot (Author) "This is a little book about a big subject - why humans are weird..." (more)
Key Phrases: paradoxical instincts, paradoxical primates, paradoxical systems, Frans de Waal, Stanley Milgram, Herbert Simon (more...)

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'Talbot's ambition is admirable. He wants to free the study of government from narrowing models of behaviour.'

Product Description
Human beings have an evolved but highly adaptable nature. This book sets out to establish a new framework for understanding human nature, from an evolutionary perspective but drawing on existing social sciences. It seeks to explain how human beings can appear to be so malleable in their nature, yet have an inherited set of behavioural instincts.

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• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Imprint Academic (November 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0907845851
• ISBN-13: 978-0907845850
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,748,756 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
  
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