Conspiracy Of Doves

Author : Helen Conner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1953839541

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Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191537554

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The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins Pdf

The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. This 30th anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author as well as the original prefaces and foreword, and extracts from early reviews. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research.

Author : Peter J. DiDomenica,Thomas G. Robbins
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781434930019

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Journey from Genesis to Genocide by Peter J. DiDomenica,Thomas G. Robbins Pdf

We are all familiar with the violence that results from anger and rage - a momentary reaction to a provocation that results in destructive behavior. But what is it about human nature that allows entire populations to engage in the wholesale destruction of another population with cruel efficiency and little or no remorse or guilt? In the twentieth century deliberate and planned destructive behavior on massive scales resulted in more than 160 million deaths, nearly equaling the entire population of the world at the time of Jesus Christ. This book is an insightful and inspiring exploration of the depths of the human soul that combines the latest scientific knowledge with vivid historical examples and the authors' real world experience as career law enforcement and homeland security officials. This journey is presented with a unique and paradigm-shifting perspective on man's capacity to commit extreme atrocities, including ethnic cleansings and genocide, as well as man's ability to engage in selfless acts of compassion. The authors focus on the one emotion that brings man to the apex of evil - hate- and the emotion that is key to our altruism - empathy. The authors persuade the reader that the control of hatred and fostering of empathy are critical to our ultimate survival as a species. These two emotional states are the polar opposites that determine who we are willing to destroy and who we are willing to save. About the Authors Peter J. DiDomenica is a retired lieutenant from the Massachusetts State Police who served for 23 years. After the 9/11 attacks he served as the Director of Security Policy at Logan International Airport where he developed innovative anti-terrorism programs including creation of the behavior based screening program adopted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) know as "SPOT". He has served as a subject matter expert on behavior analysis for the U.S. Army, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, and National Science Foundation. He has been a lecturer on terrorism related issues for the FBI, CIA, Secret Service, DHS, and the Department of Defense. He holds a Juris Doctor from Western New England University School of Law. He presently is a trainer and consultant on homeland security and biased policing. Thomas G. Robbins retired from the Massachusetts State Police after a 27 year career culminating in his appointment as the superintendent in 2004. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, he was asked by the Governor to take over as the Director of Aviation Security for Logan International Airport. During his tenure he developed many security firsts for Logan Airport leading to the airport being recognized as a national leader in aviation security. He served as the incident commander for the arrest of Richard Reid, the so called "shoe bomber", at Boston Logan Airport in December 2001 and was a key official that developed and oversaw the security for the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, the first such post 9/11 national convention. He holds a Jurist Doctor from Suffolk University Law School. He presently is a trainer and consultant on homeland security and biased policing.

Author : George Klein
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992-02-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0262610779

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The Atheist and the Holy City by George Klein Pdf

In this series of 15 essays, which won the Letterstedt Prize, Sweden's equivalent of the Pulitzer, distinguished cell biologist George Klein shares his considerable insights on science and on human nature. Organized loosely as "The Wisdom and Folly of Scientists," "Journeys," "Viruses and Cancer," and "La Condition Humaine," the essays range from lucid explanations of biological and genetic processes to personal remembrances and studies of famous scientists to discussions of the complicity of science and medicine in the Nazi extermination camps.

Author : George W Barlow,James Silverberg,Frank B Livingstone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000240214

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Sociobiology: Beyond Nature/nurture? by George W Barlow,James Silverberg,Frank B Livingstone Pdf

To most biologists, sociobiology represents the concept of strict Darwinian individual selection married to an analytical application of ecological principles and brought to bear on social behavior in an unusually exciting and productive way. Joining the biologists are a small number of social scientists. But there are radically divergent views as to how the field should be delimited, and sociobiology is one of the most widely discussed fields in biology and anthropology today. The symposium on which this book is based was arranged by a biologist and an anthropologist. The participants, leaders in their fields, ably present contrasting and responsible views on current issues. This is the first collection of essays on sociobiology in which opposing views are aired. It is an exciting, timely book and an important historical document.

Author : Eric Alden Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351521321

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Evolutionary Ecology and Human Behavior by Eric Alden Smith Pdf

""à required reading for anyone interested in the economy, ecology, and demography of human societies."" --American Journal of Human Biology ""This excellent book can serve both as a text¼book and as a scholarly reference."" --American Scientist

Author : Ehsan Honary
Publisher : Total Diplomacy
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781419661938

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Total Diplomacy by Ehsan Honary Pdf

Do you want to win in the game of Risk? Have you always wanted to win against your cousin in the game of Risk? Do you feel frustrated when they gang up on you and you cannot do much about it? Or perhaps you made a reputation for yourself as the greatest Risk player ever, only to lose in the next game and the one after that! Read Total Diplomacy. This book aims to teach you how to beat them all in your own sweet way. But that's not all. Learn how to use diplomacy effectively to get what you want in life. There is a lot to learn from history and its great leaders. You will see how you can apply this knowledge to negotiate more successfully and be in control of people. You will learn the art if influence and persuasion and will be able to apply it immediately to your Risk games. Any complex system can be exploited by its users. This book is not just about Risk or use of strategy in games. It aims to enhance your personal skills too. * The best tactics and strategies to use in Risk* How to learn by example* How to understand a player's psychology* How to debate with people and influence them* When it is wise to break a deal or an alliance* How to control your emotions and exploit others' weaknesses* The best strategies to use if you are playing repeatedly against the same players* How to be deceptive and how to recognise deceptive behaviour* The best online strategies* How to negotiate successfully and make cunning deals

Author : Jessie Bernard,Michael S. Kimmel,Yasemin Besen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317257226

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Jessie Bernard Reader by Jessie Bernard,Michael S. Kimmel,Yasemin Besen Pdf

Jessie Bernard was one of the foremost early feminist sociologists and public intellectuals in women's studies. In The Jessie Bernard Reader, Michael S. Kimmel and Yasemin Besen have compiled her most intriguing and influential work on marriage, the family, sexuality and changing women's roles in the United States. Bernard's pioneering works bridged the gap between academic social science and public advocacy for gender equality. Her books were landmarks in demarcating the effects of the "separation of spheres." Among her most celebrated arguments was that couples experienced two different marriages, "his" and "hers"-and that his was better than hers. This volume will inspire a new generation of scholars, a generation that inherits the gains for which Bernard struggled her entire career.

Author : Samuel Bowles
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400829316

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Microeconomics by Samuel Bowles Pdf

In this novel introduction to modern microeconomic theory, Samuel Bowles returns to the classical economists' interest in the wealth and poverty of nations and people, the workings of the institutions of capitalist economies, and the coevolution of individual preferences and the structures of markets, firms, and other institutions. Using recent advances in evolutionary game theory, contract theory, behavioral experiments, and the modeling of dynamic processes, he develops a theory of how economic institutions shape individual behavior, and how institutions evolve due to individual actions, technological change, and chance events. Topics addressed include institutional innovation, social preferences, nonmarket social interactions, social capital, equilibrium unemployment, credit constraints, economic power, generalized increasing returns, disequilibrium outcomes, and path dependency. Each chapter is introduced by empirical puzzles or historical episodes illuminated by the modeling that follows, and the book closes with sets of problems to be solved by readers seeking to improve their mathematical modeling skills. Complementing standard mathematical analysis are agent-based computer simulations of complex evolving systems that are available online so that readers can experiment with the models. Bowles concludes with the time-honored challenge of "getting the rules right," providing an evaluation of markets, states, and communities as contrasting and yet sometimes synergistic structures of governance. Must reading for students and scholars not only in economics but across the behavioral sciences, this engagingly written and compelling exposition of the new microeconomics moves the field beyond the conventional models of prices and markets toward a more accurate and policy-relevant portrayal of human social behavior.

Author : R. E. Ewin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0742512762

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Reasons and the Fear of Death by R. E. Ewin Pdf

Death, violent or otherwise, is a matter of widespread concern with ongoing debates about such matters as euthanasia and the nature of brain death. Philosophers have often argued about the rationality of fear of death. This book argues that that dispute has been misconceived: fear of death is not something that follows or fails to follow from reason, but rather, it forms the basis of reasoning and helps to show why people must be cooperating beings who accept certain sorts of facts as reasons for acting. Within the context of this account of reasons, the book gives a new understanding of brain death and of physician-assisted suicide.

Author : Defenders of Wildlife
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Ecology
ISBN : MINN:31951D008941538

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Building Economic Incentives Into the Endangered Species Act by Defenders of Wildlife Pdf

Author : David P. Barash, Ph.D.
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781429932561

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The Survival Game by David P. Barash, Ph.D. Pdf

From a zoologist and psychologist, an astonishing look at the biological and strategic roots of human decisions Humans, like bacteria, woodchucks, chimpanzees, and other animals, compete or cooperate in order to get food, shelter, territory, and other resources to survive. But how do they decide whether to muscle out or team up with the competition? In The Survival Game, David P. Barash synthesizes the newest ideas from psychology, economics, and biology to explore and explain the roots of human strategy. Drawing on game theory-the study of how individuals make decisions-he explores the give-and-take of spouses in determining an evening's plans, the behavior of investors in a market bubble, and the maneuvers of generals on a battlefield alongside the mating and fighting strategies of "less rational" animals. Ultimately, Barash's lively and clear examples shed light on what makes our decisions human, and what we can glean from game theory and the natural world as we negotiate and compete every day.

Author : James W. Grier,Theodore Burk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Animal behavior
ISBN : UCSD:31822007468606

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Biology of Animal Behavior by James W. Grier,Theodore Burk Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bagehot
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015055081205

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Public Image, Private Interest by Anonim Pdf

Compilation of two previously published works with the addition of various numbers of the monthly newsletter State of the nation, published between 1969 and 1980 by the Bagehot Council. First work, Who is Kissinger?, originally published: New York : Griffon House Publications, 1972. Second work, Kissinger's war, 1957-1975, originally published: Whitestone, N.Y. : Published for the Walter Bagehot Research Council by Griffon House Publications, c1980.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022256650

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Canadian Journal of Philosophy by Anonim Pdf