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The Human Swarm: A Natural History of Society

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The Human Swarm: A Natural History of Society
19.99 €
"This book deals with a fascinating and important topic for any human being - realizing oneself as part of a society and examining the phenomenon of society itself under the magnifying glass of evolutionary processes in the animal world. Mark Moffett compares human society to the social formations of social insects, and the comparisons are apt. And his subsequent interest in the arrangement of social systems in a wide range of vertebrates, from fish to great apes, is not accidental. As an evolutionist, his interests are related to identifying the causes and factors influencing the transformation of social behavior in different taxa, the role of ecology in the complexity of social relationships, and the search for links between the morphological and psychological transformations that ultimately led to the emergence of our species. A man of reason, unique in his development of speech, culture, technology and art. Unique in his pursuit of knowledge of the mysteries of the vast universe... But he continues to be defenseless in a world of conflict and violence of his own making". (M. L. Butovskaya) "Although humanity has moved from small societies to huge ones, we have retained an uncanny ability to understand who fits in and who doesn't. For good or bad, for reasons I hope to make clear, the distinguishing characteristics remain, along with the equally obvious and often devastating differences that exist within the societies themselves. How we approach the consideration of similarities and differences determines the nature and future of societies." (Mark Moffett)
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