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The Tangled Wing

The Tangled Wing Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit - Penguin Science S.

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Paperback (17 May 1993)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Why do we behave as we do, and how are we to judge this behaviour in terms of right and wrong, good and evil, natural and unnatural? On the answers to these questions, whole systems of religion, law and government have been founded. Now, science has begun to address these same questions, offering data that is both exciting and controversial. Specifically concerned with the biological bases of human behaviour and human emotions, this book is a treatment of materials that have often been misused and exploited for questionable ends.

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Penguin Books Ltd

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Book information

ISBN: 9780140176063
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Pub date:
Edition: New Edition
DEWEY: 612.8
Language: English
Number of pages: 576
Weight: 337g
Height: 198mm
Width: 128mm
Spine width: 23mm