| On Human Nature: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition, with a New Preface Revised Edition Contributor(s): Wilson, Edward O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674016386 ISBN-13: 9780674016385 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $31.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2004 Annotation: In his new Preface E.O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how "The Insect Societies" led him to write "Sociobiology," and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Psychology | Research & Methodology - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution |
| Dewey: 304.5 |
| LCCN: 2004052605 |
| Lexile Measure: 1510 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.36" W x 8.52" (0.68 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In his new preface E. O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how The Insect Societies led him to write Sociobiology, and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Edward O.: - Edward O. Wilson is Pellegrino University Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University. In addition to two Pulitzer Prizes (one of which he shares with Bert Hölldobler), Wilson has won many scientific awards, including the National Medal of Science and the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. |