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Books exploring the impact of theories of evolution on human nature.Alfred Wallace thought outside the box. He was the co-discoverer, with Charles Darwin, of the theory of natural selection. Between them, of course, they ended up creating another box. A few years later Wallace thought outside that box, too. Natural selection, he argued, couldn't fully account for human nature, there must be some other mechanism. To escape the box he and Darwin had created he ventured as far afield as spiritualism.In the following books I take up Wallace's quest. I offer them as a treat for people who, like Wallace, relish out-of-the-box thinking. The newest title begins by asking, what kind of theory would it take to account for human nature as we know it? The answer is a new "self-centered" approach to evolution that lays out a new road to self improvement. |
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PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2011 Buy at Amazon Free pdf Free epub |
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BOOK-AS-WEBSITE: TAKE ON DARWIN Humanities, come up with theory supporting autonomous conscious self |
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VIDEO: NEW HUMANISM, NEW SELF, FROM LAMARCKISM 6 video presentations on the relevance of evolution for the new humanism |
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PUBLISHED JUNE 2010 Buy at Amazon Yes we could. That's the premise behind this book. It introduces an entirely new way of thinking about the self. What is thinking? Why do we dream? Whatever makes evolution so creative, can we borrow some of that to make our own selves more creative? The author has professional experience in both the arts and sciences. He brings unique insights to today's most vexing questions: What is the self? Where has it come from? Where is it going? Illustrated throughout with drawings and cartoons. Sample pages: |
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Paper, handbook size 7x10 inches, 110 pages, $14.95 USA, £7.95 UK. |
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Save Our Selves from science gone wrong: PHYSICALISM, NATURAL SELECTION |
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Me and The Genies A novel of ideas |
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Father, In a Far Distant Time I Find You |
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Shaun Johnston PUBLISHER AND AUTHOR: Born in London, my father a Church of England clergyman, I read biochemistry at London's University College, then turned to graphic design. On moving to New York City I became a medical and science writer. I now live in New York State's Hudson Valley where I publish regional Web guides. My upbringing makes me immune to the lure of the supernatural. I matured first into epiphenomalism, from that into Lamarckism. As a result I find myself lodged halfway between the two extremes of scientific materialism and creationism. Actually, that's probably where most people find themselves. If you think of materialism and creationism as being like a choice between cannibalism on the one hand and strict vegetarianism on the other, what most people want is probably something like beef stew. That's what I offer--the beef stew.
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