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The Selfish Ape: Human Nature and Our Path to Extinction
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The Selfish Ape: Human Nature and Our Path to Extinction

The Selfish Ape: Human Nature and Our Path to Extinction

Nicholas P. Money

152 pages, parution le 14/07/2019

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An accessible and entertaining portrait of humans as a brilliantly inventive, yet self-destructive animal.Weaving together stories of science and sociology, The Selfish Ape offers a refreshing response to common fantasies about the ascent of humanity. Rather than imagining modern humans as a species with godlike powers, or Homo deus, Nicholas P. Money recasts us as Homo narcissus, paragons of self-absorption. This exhilarating story takes in an immense sweep of modern biology, leading readers from earth's unexceptional location in the cosmos, to the story of our microbial origins, and the workings of the human body. It explores human genetics, reproduction, brain function and ageing, creating an enlightened view of humans as a brilliantly inventive, yet self-destructive animal. This is a book about human biology, the intertwined characteristics of human greatness and failure, and the way that we have plundered the biosphere. Written in a highly accessible style, it is a perfect read for those interested in science, human history, sociology and the environment.Nicholas P. Money is Professor of Biology and Western Program Director at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is the author of many books on science including Mushrooms: A Natural and Cultural History (Reaktion, 2017) and The Rise of Yeast: How the Sugar Fungus Shaped Civilization (2018).

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Éditeur(s) Reaktion bks
Auteur(s) Nicholas P. Money
Parution 14/07/2019
Nb. de pages 152
EAN13 9781789141559

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