Killer Apes, Naked Apes, and Just Plain Nasty People The Misuse and Abuse of Science in Political Discourse |
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| Author:
| Perry, Richard J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-1751-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.99 |
Book Description:
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We like to think that science always illuminates. But the disturbing persistence of the concept of biological determinism -the false idea that human behaviour is genetically fixed or inherently programmed and therefore is not susceptible to rapid change -shows that scientific research and concepts can be distorted to advance an inhumane and ......
We like to think that science always illuminates. But the disturbing persistence of the concept of biological determinism -the false idea that human behaviour is genetically fixed or inherently programmed and therefore is not susceptible to rapid change -shows that scientific research and concepts can be distorted to advance an inhumane and ......