Blueprint : the evolutionary origins of a good society
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 520 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Status
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
576.801 CHR
1 available
576.801 CHR
1 available
Sedona Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
576.801 CHRISTAKIS
1 available
576.801 CHRISTAKIS
1 available
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Published
New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2019.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-505) and index.
Description
"For too long, scientists have focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity for aggression, cruelty, prejudice, and self-interest. But natural selection has given us a suite of beneficial social features, including our capacity for love, friendship, cooperation, and learning. Beneath all our inventions--our tools, farms, machines, cities, nations--we carry with us innate proclivities to make a good society. In Blueprint, Nicholas A. Christakis introduces the compelling idea that our genes affect not only our bodies and behaviors, but also the ways in which we make societies, ones that are surprisingly similar worldwide. With many vivid examples--including diverse historical and contemporary cultures, communities formed in the wake of shipwrecks, commune dwellers seeking utopia, online groups thrown together by design or involving artificially intelligent bots, and even the tender and complex social arrangements of elephants and dolphins that so resemble our own--Christakis shows that, despite a human history replete with violence, we cannot escape our social blueprint for goodness. In a world of increasing political and economic polarization, it's tempting to ignore the positive role of our evolutionary past. Drawing on advances in social science, evolutionary biology, genetics, neuroscience, and network science, Blueprint shows how and why evolution has placed us on a humane path--and how we are united by our common humanity."--Dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Christakis, N. A. (2019). Blueprint: the evolutionary origins of a good society (First edition.). Little, Brown Spark.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Christakis, Nicholas A.. 2019. Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society. Little, Brown Spark.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Christakis, Nicholas A.. Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society Little, Brown Spark, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Christakis, Nicholas A.. Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society First edition., Little, Brown Spark, 2019.
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