Introduction to Sociobiology.

Cover
Half title
Title Page
Copyright
About the Author
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Chaptetr 1: Overview Of Sociobiology
1.1. Introduction
1.2. History Of Socio-biology
1.3. Sociobiology As A Field Of Study
1.4. Sociobiological Theory
1.5. Sociobiology Deals With Social Behavior
1.6. The Paradigm Of Socio-biology
1.7. Research Methods In Socio-biology
1.8. Instincts In Socio-biology
1.9. Primate Socio-biology Presents Added Complexities
1.10. Primate Social Behavior And Its Development
1.11. Conclusion
References
Chaptetr 2: Social Evolution: Introduction
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Early Social Evolution
2.3. Later Social Evolution
2.4. The Multiplier Effect In Social Evolution
2.5. The Evolutionary Pacemaker And Social Drift
2.6. The Dualities Of Evolutionary Biology
2.7. The Reversibility Of Social Evolution
2.8. Social Evolution And Parental Care In The Insects And Mammals
2.9. The Four Pinnacles Of Social Evolution
2.10. Conclusion
References
Chaptetr 3: Population Biology Principles
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Population Biology
3.3. Population Demography
3.4. Life Histories And Natural Selection
3.5. Population Dynamics And Regulation
3.6. Density-independent Regulation And Interaction With Density-dependent Factors
3.7. Community Ecology
3.8. Innate Behaviors: Movement And Migration
3.9. Conclusion
References
Chaptetr 4: Social Mechanisms
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Mechanisms And The Problem Of Confounders
4.3. On The Use Of The Concept Of Mechanisms In The Social Sciences
4.3.4. Mechanism-based Explanations
4.4. The Explanatory Importance Of Social Mechanisms
4.5. Social Mechanisms: Some Selected Examples
4.6. Social Mechanisms: A Typology.

4.7. Social Mechanisms And Social Dynamics
4.8. Some Elementary Mechanisms
4.9. Elements Of Social Mechanisms
4.10. Conclusion
References
Chaptetr :5 Development And Modification Of Social Behavior
5.1. Behavior Modification
5.2. Social Psychology
5.3. The Social Situation Creates Powerful Social Influence
5.4. Social Influence Creates Social Norms
5.5. Environmental Impact Of Economic Growth
5.6. Other Models Of A Link Between Economic Growth And The Environment
5.7. The Economic Impacts Of Environmental Policy
5.8. Sustaining Economic Growth In The Long-term
5.9. Conclusion
References
Chaptetr 6: Sociobiology-behavioral Ecology
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Sociobiology As Behavioral Ecology
6.3. Pop Sociobiology
6.4. Human Behavioral Ecology
6.5. Central Criticisms Of Sociobiology And Behavioral Ecology
6.6. Why Ecology Needs Behavioral Ecology
6.7. Conclusion
References
Chaptetr 7: Biological Species As A Form Of Existence, The Higher Form
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Biology Is Special
7.3. Organization As A Form Of Existence
7.4. Living Entities
7.5. Extant And Lasting Forms Of Biological Existence
7.6. Biological Entities As Self-reproducing Units
7.7. Meaning Of Sexual Reproduction
7.8. Altruism
7.9. Conclusion
References
Chaptetr 8: Ethical Implications Of Sociobiology
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Socio-biology And The Origins Of Ethics
8.3. Sociobiological Ethics And Survival
8.4. Moral Evaluations And Moral Norms
8.5. Three Necessary And Sufficient Conditions For Ethical Behavior
8.6. The Evolution Of Information Processing And The Question Of Animal Ethics
8.7. Moral Norms: Religious And Evolutionary Proposals
8.8. Sociobiological Ethics As An Ideology
8.9. Culture And Genes
8.10. Enlightened Self-interest.

8.11. Socio-biology: Altruism And Inclusive Fitness
8.12. Implications Of Socio-biology For Moral Education
8.13. The Ethical Implications Of Evolutionary Theory
8.14. Conclusion
References
Index
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