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“david barash”

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  • Revolutionary Biology

    The New, Gene-centered View of Life

    by David Barash ...
    There is a revolution underway in biology. It is based on a new perception of bodies and genes, in which the former are the end product of the latter within the continuum of evolution. Twenty fi ve years after Richard Dawkins helped revolutionize our thinking about "selfi sh genes," it is time to reevaluate. Revolutionary Biology explains in simple, vivid terms what this exciting approach has to ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Homo Mysterious:Evolutionary Puzzles of Human Nature

    Evolutionary Puzzles of Human Nature

    by David P. Barash ...
    For all that science knows about the living world, notes David P. Barash, there are even more things that we don't know, genuine evolutionary mysteries that perplex the best minds in biology. Paradoxically, many of these mysteries are very close to home, involving some of the most personal aspects of being human. Homo Mysterious examines a number of these evolutionary mysteries, exploring things ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Out of Eden

    The Surprising Consequences of Polygamy

    by David P. Barash ...
    In this changing world of what is socially and politically "correct," polygamy is perhaps the last great taboo. Over the last thousand years, monogamy - at least in name - has been the default setting for coupledom and procreation in the Western world. And yet, throughout history, there have been inklings that "one-man, one-woman" is an uncomfortable institution for human beings. The consistently ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Peace and Conflict Studies

    by David P. Barash, Charles P. Webel ...
    Peace and Conflict Studies sets the standard for an accessible introduction, a comprehensive exploration, and analysis of 21st-century world events – including updated coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Middle East, the Social Justice movements within the US, and Global Climate Change. The text examines current conflicts, explores the important aspects of positive peace, individual violence, ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Natural Selections

    Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution

    by David P. Barash ...
    “Barash . . . brilliantly integrat[es] science, literature, and pop culture into elegant and insightful commentaries on the most interesting and important questions of our time. A delightful read.”—Michael Shermer, author of The Science of Good and Evil“Entertaining and thought-provoking.”—Steven Pinker, author of The Blank SlateIf we are, in part, a product of our genes, can free will exist? ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Out of Eden

    The Surprising Consequences of Polygamy

    by David P. Barash ...
    In this changing world of what is socially and politically "correct," polygamy is perhaps the last great taboo. Over the last thousand years, monogamy - at least in name - has been the default setting for coupledom and procreation in the Western world. And yet, throughout history, there have been inklings that "one-man, one-woman" is an uncomfortable institution for human beings. The consistently ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Madame Bovary's Ovaries

    A Darwinian Look at Literature

    by David P. Barash, Nanelle R. Barash ...
    What can elephant seals tell us about Homer’s Iliad?How do gorillas illuminate the works of Shakespeare?What do bloodsucking bats have to do with John Steinbeck?MADAME BOVARY’S OVARIESA Darwinian Look at LiteratureAccording to evolutionary psychologist David Barash and his daughter Nanelle, the answers lie in the most important word in biology: evolution. Just like every animal from mites to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Buddhist Biology

    Ancient Eastern Wisdom Meets Modern Western Science

    by David P. Barash ...
    Many high-profile public intellectuals -- including "New Atheists" like Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and the late Christopher Hitchens -- have argued that religion and science are deeply antagonistic, representing two world views that are utterly incompatible. David Barash, a renowned biologist with forty years of experience, largely agrees with them, but with one very big exception: Buddhism. ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • Through a Glass Brightly

    Using Science to See Our Species as We Really Are

    by David P. Barash ...
    Human beings have long seen themselves as the center of the universe, the apple of God's eye, specially-created creatures who are somehow above and beyond the natural world. This viewpoint--a persistent paradigm of our own unique self-importance--is as dangerous as it is false. In Through a Glass Brightly, noted scientist David P. Barash explores the process by which science has, throughout time, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Soul Delusion

    by David P. Barash ...
    The case against the soul-and why life is better without one.The soul, like the Christian notion of the devil, has increasingly become contested, even for traditional believers. Considered objectively, the soul is a strange notion, one entirely at odds with everything we know about how the world actually works. And yet belief in the soul persists, among both the religiously inclined and non ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • The Survival Game

    How Game Theory Explains the Biology of Cooperation and Competition

    by David P. Barash ...
    "An accessible, intriguing explanation of game theory . . . can help explain much human behavior." — Seattle Post-IntelligencerHumans, 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, psychology ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Audiobook

    Through a Glass Brightly

    Using Science to See Our Species as We Really Are

    by David P. Barash ...
    Narrated by Charles Constant ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 3 min

    In Through a Glass Brightly, noted scientist David P. Barash explores the process by which science has, throughout time, cut humanity "down to size," and how humanity has responded. A good paradigm is a tough thing to lose, especially when its replacement leaves us feeling more vulnerable and less special. And yet, as science has progressed, we find ourselves—like it or not—bereft of many of our ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook