Our Genes: A Philosophical Perspective on Human Evolutionary Genomics

ISBN-13: 9781107170407 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 250 str.

Santa Cruz) Wint Rasmus Gronfeldt (University of California

Opis

Human evolutionary genomics illuminates fascinating philosophical questions about our individual identities and collective connections.

Recenzje

'Our Genes isn't the last word, it's the first words you should read on the population genetics, molecular genetics, and gene/environment interaction that shaped Homo sapiens over the last several hundred thousand years. Rasmus Winther has produced a tour de force of scientific synthesis, and philosophical analysis, and wisdom about the uses of both.' Alex Rosenberg, Duke University, USA

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Origins and Histories; 3. The Mind, the Lab, and the Field: Three Kinds of Populations; 4. Metrics and Measures; 5. Models and Methodologies; 6. Six Patterns of Human Genomic Variation; 7. Natural Selection; 8. Intelligence, Female Orgasm, and Future Discovery; 9. Is Race Real?; 10. The Conscious Universe: Genes in Complex Systems; Bibliography; Index.