On Human Nature

Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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On Human Nature: Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion covers the present state of knowledge on human biological and cultural diversity and its adaptative significance through an extensive selection of representative chapters. Edited by renowned expert Michel Tibayrenc, this second edition features updates to all major sections of the first edition and brings novel chapters covering critical advancements in human biology, psychology, behavior, ethics, and culture. It is accessible not only to specialists, but also to students, professors, industry professionals, and the educated public. Glossaries of specialized terms and general public references help nonspecialists understand complex notions, with contributions avoiding technical jargon.

The book brings together specialists from various fields, including geneticists, evolutionists, physicians, ethologists, psychoanalysts, anthropologists, sociologists, theologians, historians, linguists, and philosophers. A globally diverse and interdisciplinary team of experts has been carefully selected to cover the breadth of topics enclosed.

Provides updated coverage and novel chapters spanning human biology, psychology, behavior, ethics, and culture
Improves our understanding of human diversity, population structure, and history
Contains contributions by a globally diverse and interdisciplinary team of experts for robust coverage of the three major book sections

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-10-01
Mått216 x 276 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor980
Upplaga2
FörlagElsevier Science
ISBN9780443336911

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Dr. Michel Tibayrenc has worked on the evolution of infectious diseases for more than 45 years. He is a director of research emeritus at the French Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) and the founder and editor-in-chief emeritus of the Elsevier journal Infection, Genetics and Evolution. From 1996-2021 he was the founder and principal organizer of Elsevier’s international MEEGID congress (Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases). He has held professional appointments in France, Algeria, French Guiana, Bolivia, Thailand, and the United States; is the cofounder of the Bolivian Society of Human Genetics; and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Section I. Biological Basis of Human Diversity1. The advent of biological evolution and humankind. chance or necessity?2. Hominins. context, origins and taxic diversity3. The history of early Homo4. The contribution of genetic ancestry from archaic humans to modern humans5. World dispersals and genetic diversity of mankind. The Out-of-Africa theory and its challenges6. Human population variability and its adaptive significance7. Evolution and implications of genomic diversity on ‘human kind’ in India8. The human brain. evolution and distinctive features9. How different are humans and “great apes”. A matrix of comparative anthropogeny10. Human intergroup variation and disease genetics11. Natural selection associated with infectious diseases12. Aging, somatic evolution and cancer13. Evolution of the human leucocyte antigen system14. Human life history. Biocultural factors, community effects, and strategic growth trade-offs15. Gorillas in our midst? Human sexual dimorphism and contest competition in men16. The human family. Evolutionary origins and adaptative significance17. Epigenetics18. Evolution of the human microbiome19. Recent evolution in humans20. Sex or gender. Genes versus environmentSection II. Psychology, Behavior and Society21. Biological future of humankind. Ongoing evolution and the impact of recognition of human biological variation22. Gene-culture models for the evolution of altruistic teaching23. Agricultural origins and distribution in Eurasia and Africa24. The quantum origin of life. How the brain evolved to feel good25. Empathy, theory of mind, cognition, morality, and altruism26. Cognitive ethology and social attention27. Human sociobiology and Group Selection Theory28. Behavior analysis, Darwinian evolutionary processes, and the diversity of human behavior29. A psychoanalyst views the self across civilizations30. Biological and social causation of serious mental illness31. The flexible psychological concept of normality32. Diversity and hierarchy in the evolution of mental mechanisms33. Human diversity at the individual and population levels, and societal hierarchies34. Homosexuality and evolution. A critical appraisal35. The roots and individual diversity of addiction36. Human variability and the origins and evolution of language37. Human evolution and progress38. Culture, brain, and behavior. The implications of neural plasticity and development on social contexts and political structures39. Artificial intelligence and human nature40. New ideologies. Decolonialism and woke culture41. On the changing relationship between humans and nature in the course of human development42. Reductionism, holism and human nature43. The future of transhumanism44. Theory of mindSection III. Ethics, historic, political and religious aspects45. Adaptive significance of ethics and aesthetics46. The politics of human nature47. Race and racism. Biology, ethics, and politics48. Social Darwinism49. History and diversity of religions50. Religion viewed from different sciences51. Universal humanity, religious particularity, and scientific reductionism52. Evolution and the future of medicine53. The impact of modern medicine on human evolution54. Science and technology in human societies. from toolmaking to technology55. Biology, psychology, ethics, and politics. An innate moral sense?56. What HIV has taught about the interactions between biology, culture, and other evolving systems57. A history of eugenics58. A recent history of agronomy