Description
Why do people act as they do—and how much control do they truly have over their choices? Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, endocrinology, genetics, anthropology, and evolutionary biology, this sweeping exploration traces human behavior from the split-second activity of the brain to the deep forces of culture and natural selection. It examines the roots of aggression, cooperation, tribalism, morality, hierarchy, and violence, revealing how biology and environment continually shape one another. Rigorous yet witty and humane, the book offers a nuanced, deeply humanizing perspective on responsibility, free will, and what it means to understand ourselves.
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paperback
Penguin Books
Published May 1, 2018
790 pages
ISBN: 9780143110910
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Details
First Published
2017
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky.