Animal Nature and Human Nature (Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology) de Thorpe, W.H - 2020-03-03

Paperback / softback. New. Our views on human nature are fundamental to the whole development, indeed the whole future, of human society. Originally published in 1974, Professor Thorpe believed that this was one of the most important and significant topics to which a biologist can address himself, and in this book he attempts a synthetic view of the nature of man and animal based on the five disciplines of physiology, ethology, genetics, psychology and philosophy. In a masterly survey of the natural order he shows the animal world as part of, yet distinct from, the inanimate world. He then treats aspects of the animal world which approach the human world in behaviour and capabilities, examining simple organisms, communications in vertebrates and invertebrates, innate behaviour versus acquired behaviour, and animal perception. In the second part of the book he deals with those aspects of human nature for which there is no analogy and which constitute man's uniqueness - his consciousness of his… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Routledge, 2020. Paperback. New. 464 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.06 inches.