The Folly of Fools
- Synopsis
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Why did intellect and language evolve to include lies and self- deception? Trivers (anthropology and biological sciences, Rutgers U. ) presents a general theory based on evolutionary logic to answer this intriguing question. He argues that deception, which occurs even between our brain hemispheres, is closely tied to group conflict, courtship, neurophysiology and immunology, but can be overridden by awareness of it and its consequences. The accessible book is based on extensive reference material, and bears an endorsement by Richard Dawkins (The Selfish Gene). Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780465028054
- Publisher:
- Basic Books
- Date of Addition:
- 09/13/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert Trivers Published by Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
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Nonfiction,
Science
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