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Behave

Robert Sapolsky

SciencePsychologyHealth & Mind
Publish date
2017
Publisher
Bodley Head Adults
Description
Robert Sapolsky's Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst examines the biological and contextual mechanisms that drive human behavior. The book analyzes human actions by tracing their causes backward in time, from immediate neurological and hormonal processes to developmental, cultural, and evolutionary factors. Sapolsky demonstrates that human choices stem from an intricate interaction of these multifaceted influences rather than a single biological or moral source. The work is written for general readers, students, and professionals interested in neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral biology.
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    Sapolsky examines Pinker's claims regarding historical declines in violence through a biological and cultural lens.

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  2. Chimpanzee Politics

    Frans de Waal

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    Cited frequently to compare primate social hierarchies, reconciliation behaviors, and coalitionary violence to humans.

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  3. The Selfish Gene

    Richard Dawkins

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    Serves as a fundamental reference for kin selection, inclusive fitness, and game theory in evolutionary biology.

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  4. The Righteous Mind

    Jonathan Haidt

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    Cited extensively to explore moral intuitionism, disgust, and the evolutionary roots of political divergence.

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  5. Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Daniel Kahneman

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    Referenced for dual-process theory, unconscious heuristics, and cognitive biases shaping human decision-making.

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  6. Moral Tribes

    Joshua Greene

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    Cited regarding fMRI neuroimaging studies during moral dilemmas, contrasting automatic emotional responses with deliberative calculation.

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  7. The Blank Slate

    Steven Pinker

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    Critiqued and referenced regarding gene-environment interactions and debates surrounding modern evolutionary psychology.

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  8. Descartes' Error

    Antonio Damasio

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    Referenced for the critical role emotion and the ventromedial prefrontal cortex play in social decision-making.

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  9. Sociobiology: The New Synthesis

    Edward O. Wilson

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    Foundational text referenced regarding the evolutionary basis of animal and human social behavior.

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  10. The Lucifer Effect

    Philip Zimbardo

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    Discussed in analyzing situational pressures, institutional obedience, and how normal people commit cruel acts.

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  11. Obedience to Authority

    Stanley Milgram

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    Examined to evaluate psychological and neurobiological mechanisms underlying compliance with malevolent authority.

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  12. Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny

    Robert Wright

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    Cited in the context of evolutionary game theory and non-zero-sum cooperative outcomes.

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