Genesis : the deep origin of societies / Edward O. Wilson ; illustrated by Debby Cotter Kaspari.

Studying animal behavior to understand human behavior. "For eons, humanity's greatest minds--philosophers, theologians, and scientists--have lacked confirmable answers to the questions that define and explain the meaning of human existence: what we are and what created us. In [this book], Edward O....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Edward O. (Author)
Other Authors: Kaspari, Debby Cotter (Illustrator)
Language:English
Published: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Animal behavior.
Behavior evolution.
Behavior genetics.
Social behavior in animals.
Animal societies.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General.
Physical Description:153 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Variant Title:
Deep origin of societies
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The search for genesis
  • The great transitions of evolution
  • The great transitions dilemma and how it was solved
  • Tracking social evolution through the ages
  • The final steps to eusociality
  • Group selection
  • The human story.