The Resource Dark nature : a natural history of evil, Lyall Watson
Dark nature : a natural history of evil, Lyall Watson
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The item Dark nature : a natural history of evil, Lyall Watson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Thunder Bay Public Library.
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- Summary
- Biologist and naturalist Lyall Watson now brings forth a stunning exploration of the origin and nature of evil. Plotting the evolution of human evil from earth's earliest creatures to the society we have become today, in Dark Nature Watson redefines good and evil in biological terms. Drawing on the latest insights of evolutionary ethology, anthropology, and psychology, he takes a fresh look at the problems our species faces as a result of being too numerous, too greedy, and too mobile. Watson utilizes a vast array of sources, from the theories of Charles Darwin to the writings of Annie Dillard, to examine the motivations and driving forces behind evil behavior as well as the invisible order that preserves the delicate balance between "civilized" society and anarchy. Dark Nature is a groundbreaking and fascinating work that takes evil out of the realm of monsters and demons and puts it squarely back where it belongs, in nature and in our lives
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First HarperPerennial edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 318 pages
- Contents
-
- Introduction: By the pricking of my thumbs...
- Pt. 1. Dark Nature. 1. Being Good: The Ecology of Evil. 2. Breaking the Rules: The Arithmetic of Evil
- Pt. 2. Human Nature. 3. Being Bad: The Ethology of Evil. 4. The Evil That Men Do: The Anthropology of Evil. 5. The Wages of Sin: The Psychology of Evil
- Pt. 3. Evil Nature. 6. The Mark of Cain: The Identity of Evil
- Isbn
- 9780060927905
- Label
- Dark nature : a natural history of evil
- Title
- Dark nature
- Title remainder
- a natural history of evil
- Statement of responsibility
- Lyall Watson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Biologist and naturalist Lyall Watson now brings forth a stunning exploration of the origin and nature of evil. Plotting the evolution of human evil from earth's earliest creatures to the society we have become today, in Dark Nature Watson redefines good and evil in biological terms. Drawing on the latest insights of evolutionary ethology, anthropology, and psychology, he takes a fresh look at the problems our species faces as a result of being too numerous, too greedy, and too mobile. Watson utilizes a vast array of sources, from the theories of Charles Darwin to the writings of Annie Dillard, to examine the motivations and driving forces behind evil behavior as well as the invisible order that preserves the delicate balance between "civilized" society and anarchy. Dark Nature is a groundbreaking and fascinating work that takes evil out of the realm of monsters and demons and puts it squarely back where it belongs, in nature and in our lives
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Watson, Lyall
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Good and evil
- Philosophy of nature
- Human beings
- Biology
- Evolution
- Label
- Dark nature : a natural history of evil, Lyall Watson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Introduction: By the pricking of my thumbs... -- Pt. 1. Dark Nature. 1. Being Good: The Ecology of Evil. 2. Breaking the Rules: The Arithmetic of Evil -- Pt. 2. Human Nature. 3. Being Bad: The Ethology of Evil. 4. The Evil That Men Do: The Anthropology of Evil. 5. The Wages of Sin: The Psychology of Evil -- Pt. 3. Evil Nature. 6. The Mark of Cain: The Identity of Evil
- Control code
- 34078005
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First HarperPerennial edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 318 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060927905
- Lccn
- 96001663
- Label
- Dark nature : a natural history of evil, Lyall Watson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Introduction: By the pricking of my thumbs... -- Pt. 1. Dark Nature. 1. Being Good: The Ecology of Evil. 2. Breaking the Rules: The Arithmetic of Evil -- Pt. 2. Human Nature. 3. Being Bad: The Ethology of Evil. 4. The Evil That Men Do: The Anthropology of Evil. 5. The Wages of Sin: The Psychology of Evil -- Pt. 3. Evil Nature. 6. The Mark of Cain: The Identity of Evil
- Control code
- 34078005
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First HarperPerennial edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 318 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060927905
- Lccn
- 96001663
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