Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human [1 ed.] 0060006781, 9780060006785, 006000679X, 9780060006792

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Prologue: Twelve Hairy Men......Page __sk_0009.djvu
1. The Paragon of Animals......Page __sk_0015.djvu
2. A Plethora of Instincts......Page __sk_0046.djvu
3. A Convenient Jingle......Page __sk_0077.djvu
4. The Madness of Causes......Page __sk_0106.djvu
5· Genes in the Fourth Dimension......Page __sk_0133.djvu
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7. Learning Lessons......Page __sk_0185.djvu
8. Conundrums of Culture......Page __sk_0209.djvu
9. The Seven Meanings of "Gene"......Page __sk_0239.djvu
10. A Budget of Paradoxical Morals......Page __sk_0257.djvu
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