Behave The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Wo
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- 出版社 Penguin Publishing Group
- 出版时间 不详年
- ISBN 9781594205071
- 定价 224.20
内容简介
Whydowedothethingswedo?Overadecadeinthemaking，thisgame-changingbookisRobertSapolsky'sgenre-shatteringattempttoanswerthatquestionasfullyasperhapsonlyhecould，lookingatitfromeveryangle.Sapolsky'sstorytellingconceptisdelightfulbutitalsohasapowerfulintrinsiclogic：hestartsbylookingatthefactorsthatbearonaperson'sreactionintheprecisemomentabehavioroccurs，andthenhopsbackintimefromthere，instages，ultimatelyendingupatthedeephistoryofourspeciesanditsgeneticinheritance.Andsothefirstcategoryofexplanationistheneurobiologicalone.Whatgoesoninaperson'sbrainasecondbeforethebehaviorhappens?Thenhepullsouttoaslightlylargerfieldofvision，alittleearlierintime：Whatsight，sound，orsmelltriggersthenervoussystemtoproducethatbehavior?Andthen，whathormonesacthourstodaysearliertochangehowresponsivethatindividualistothestimuliwhichtriggerthenervoussystem?Bynow，hehasincreasedourfieldofvisionsothatwearethinkingaboutneurobiologyandthesensoryworldofourenvironmentandendocrinologyintryingtoexplainwhathappened.Sapolskykeepsgoing--nexttowhatfeaturesoftheenvironmentaffectedthatperson'sbrain，andthenbacktothechildhoodoftheindividual，andthentotheirgeneticmakeup.Finally，heexpandstheviewtoencompassfactorslargerthanthatoneindividual.Howculturehasshapedthatindividual'sgroup，whatecologicalfactorshelpedshapethatculture，andonandon，backtoevolutionaryfactorsthousandsandevenmillionsofyearsold.Theresultisoneofthemostdazzlingtoursdehorizonofthescienceofhumanbehavioreverattempted，amajesticsynthesisthatharvestscutting-edgeresearchacrossarangeofdisciplinestoprovideasubtleandnuancedperspectiveonwhyweultimatelydothethingswedo...forgoodandforill.Sapolskybuildsonthisunderstandingtowrestlewithsomeofourdeepestandthorniestquestionsrelatingtotribalismandxenophobia，hierarchyandcompetition，moralityandfreewill，andwarandpeace.Wise，humane，oftenveryfunny，Behaveisatoweringachievement，powerfullyhumanizing，anddownrightheroicinitsownright.
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