On Human Nature: Biology, Psychology, Ethics, Politics, and Religion

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Front Matter,Copyright,List of Contributors,Editors\' Biographies,Foreword,PrefaceEntitled to full textPart I: Biological Basis of Human DiversityChapter 1 - The Advent of Biological Evolution and Humankind: Chance or Necessity?, Pages 3-15, C.J. Cela-Conde, F.J. Ayala
Chapter 2 - Hominins: Context, Origins, and Taxic Diversity, Pages 17-44, B. Wood, E. Boyle
Chapter 3 - The History of Early Homo, Pages 45-54, D. Lordkipanidze
Chapter 4 - The Contribution of Genetic Ancestry From Archaic Humans to Modern Humans, Pages 55-63, M. Stoneking
Chapter 5 - World Dispersals and Genetic Diversity of Mankind: The Out-of-Africa Theory and Its Challenges, Pages 65-83, A.R. Templeton
Chapter 6 - Human Population Variability and Its Adaptive Significance, Pages 85-109, M. Tibayrenc
Chapter 7 - Evolution and Implications of Genomic Diversity on “Human Kind” in India, Pages 111-123, R.M. Pitchappan, G. Arunkumar
Chapter 8 - The Human Brain: Evolution and Distinctive Features, Pages 125-149, T.M. Preuss
Chapter 9 - How Different Are Humans and “Great Apes”? A Matrix of Comparative Anthropogeny, Pages 151-160, A. Varki, P. Gagneux
Chapter 10 - Human Intergroup Variation and Disease Genetics, Pages 161-175, M. Tibayrenc
Chapter 11 - Natural Selection Associated With Infectious Diseases, Pages 177-191, M. Fumagalli, F. Balloux
Chapter 12 - Aging, Somatic Evolution, and Cancer, Pages 193-209, A.I. Rozhok, J. DeGregori
Chapter 13 - Evolution of the Human Leukocyte Antigen System, Pages 211-219, S. Gaudieri, M. John
Chapter 14 - Human Life History Evolution: New Perspectives on Body and Brain Growth, Pages 221-234, S.N. Austad, C.E. Finch
Chapter 15 - Gorillas in Our Midst? Human Sexual Dimorphism and Contest Competition in Men, Pages 235-249, A.K. Hill, D.H. Bailey, D.A. Puts
Chapter 16 - The Human Family: Evolutionary Origins and Adaptive Significance, Pages 251-262, M.V. Flinn
Chapter 17 - Biological Future of Humankind: Ongoing Evolution and the Impact of Recognition of Human Biological Variation, Pages 263-275, F. Rühli, M. Henneberg
Chapter 18 - Gene-Culture Models for the Evolution of Altruistic Teaching, Pages 279-296, K. Aoki, J.Y. Wakano, M.W. Feldman
Chapter 19 - Multiple Origins of Agriculture in Eurasia and Africa, Pages 297-331, O. Bar-Yosef
Chapter 20 - The Quantum Origin of Life: How the Brain Evolved to Feel Good, Pages 333-353, S. Hameroff
Chapter 21 - Empathy, Theory of Mind, Cognition, Morality, and Altruism, Pages 355-363, M. Reimers, B. Oakley
Chapter 22 - Cognitive Ethology and Social Attention, Pages 365-382, A. Kingstone, K.E.W. Laidlaw, E. Nasiopoulos, E.F. Risko
Chapter 23 - Human Sociobiology and Group Selection Theory, Pages 383-396, J. Alcock
Chapter 24 - Behavior Analysis, Darwinian Evolutionary Processes, and the Diversity of Human Behavior, Pages 397-415, W.M. Baum
Chapter 25 - A Psychoanalyst Views the Self Across Civilizations, Pages 417-429, A. Roland
Chapter 26 - Biological and Social Causation of Serious Mental Illness, Pages 431-449, K. McKenzie
Chapter 27 - The Flexible Psychological Concept of Normality, Pages 451-466, J. Murphy
Chapter 28 - Diversity and Hierarchy in the Evolution of Mental Mechanisms, Pages 467-474, H.C. Barrett
Chapter 29 - Human Diversity at the Individual and Population Levels, and Societal Hierarchies, Pages 475-493, B. Dubreuil
Chapter 30 - Homosexuality and Evolution: A Critical Appraisal∗, Pages 495-516, J. Roughgarden
Chapter 31 - The Roots and Individual Diversity of Addiction, Pages 517-556, A. Bilbao Leis
Chapter 32 - Human Variability and the Origins and Evolution of Language, Pages 557-564, T.W. Deacon
Chapter 33 - Human Evolution and Progress, Pages 565-577, F.J. Ayala
Chapter 34 - Culture, Brain, and Behavior: The Implications of Neural Plasticity and Development on Social Contexts and Political Structures, Pages 579-597, R. McDermott
Chapter 35 - Adaptive Significance of Ethics and Aesthetics, Pages 601-623, F.J. Ayala
Chapter 36 - The Politics of Human Nature, Pages 625-632, M. Kronfeldner
Chapter 37 - The Race/Ethnic Debate: An Outsider\'s View, Pages 633-649, M. Tibayrenc
Chapter 38 - Social Darwinism, Pages 651-659, M. Ruse
Chapter 39 - History and Diversity of Religion, Pages 661-673, T. Borchert
Chapter 40 - Religion Viewed From Different Sciences, Pages 675-684, G.M. Verschuuren
Chapter 41 - Universal Humanity, Religious Particularity, and Scientific Reductionism, Pages 685-694, T. Peters
Chapter 42 - Evolution and the Future of Medicine, Pages 695-705, M.R. Rose, G.A. Rutledge, L.G. Cabral, L.F. Greer, A.L. Canfield, B.G. Cervantes
Chapter 43 - The Impact of Modern Medicine on Human Evolution, Pages 707-727, F. Zampieri
Chapter 44 - Science and Technology in Human Societies: From Tool Making to Technology, Pages 729-755, C.J. Cela-Conde, F.J. Ayala
Chapter 45 - Biology, Psychology, Ethics, and Politics: An Innate Moral Sense?, Pages 757-770, K.R. Monroe
Chapter 46 - What HIV Has Taught About the Interactions Between Biology, Culture, and Other Evolving Systems, Pages 771-776, S. Mallal
Index, Pages 777-789