The Moral Animal (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Wright
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Work: Psychology
- Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology
- Subjects: History, Children, Sexism, Sex or sexuality, Psychology or psychologists, Science or scientists, Social life, Individuality, Behavior modification, Evolution, Social sciences
Robert Wright’s The Moral Animal: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology offers the general audience a survey of research in the field that has come to be known both as sociobiology and as evolutionary psychology. Building upon the studies of Edward O. Wilson, Robert Trivers, George Williams, and William Hamilton, Wright develops an evolutionary model through which he seeks to explain various aspects of modern society. According to Wright, the roots of contemporary behavior should be sought not in modern society itself but in those tendencies and desires that would have...
[The entire page is 2062 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
