In the light of evolution. Volume IV, The human condition [electronic resource] / John C. Avise and Francisco J. Ayala, editors.
Avise, John C.; Ayala, Francisco José, 1934-; National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
2010
QH359 .I55 2010eb
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Title In the light of evolution. Volume IV, The human condition [electronic resource] / John C. Avise and Francisco J. Ayala, editors.
ISBN 9780309156585 (electronic bk.)
0309156580 (electronic bk.)
9780309667869 (set : pdf)
0309667860 (set : pdf)
9780309104050 (set : hardcover)
030910405X (set : hardcover)
9780309156578
0309156572
Imprint Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2010.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvi, 411 p.) : ill.
Call Number QH359 .I55 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 576.8
Summary The Human Condition is a collection of papers by leading evolutionary biologists and philosophers of science that reflect upon the Darwinian Revolution as it relates to the human condition at levels ranging from the molecular to the theological. The book focuses on understanding the evolutionary origin of humans and their biological and cultural traits. The Human Condition is organized into three parts: Human Phylogenetic History and the Paleontological Record; Structure and Function of the Human Genome; and Cultural Evolution and the Uniqueness of Being Human. This fourth volume from the In the Light of Evolution (ILE) series, based on a series of Arthur M. Sackler colloquia, was designed to promote the evolutionary sciences. Each volume explores evolutionary perspectives on a particular biological topic that is scientifically intriguing but also has special relevance to contemporary societal issues or challenges. Individually and collectively, the ILE series interprets phenomena in various areas of biology through the lens of evolution, addresses some of the most intellectually engaging as well as pragmatically important societal issues of our times, and fosters a greater appreciation of evolutionary biology as a consolidating foundation for the life sciences.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-391) and index.
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Ayala, Francisco José, 1934-
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Series Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences. Sackler Colloquium series.
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Part I: Human Phylogenetic History And The Paleontological Record
1 Reconstructing Human Evolution: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities
2 Terrestrial Apes and Phylogenetic Trees
3 Phylogenomic Evidence of Adaptive Evolution in the Ancestry of Humans
4 Human Adaptations to Diet, Subsistence, and Ecoregion Are Due to Subtle Shifts in Allele Frequency
5 Working Toward a Synthesis of Archaeological, Linguistic, and Genetic Data for Inferring African Population History
Part II: Structure And Function Of The Human Genome
6 Uniquely Human Evolution of Sialic Acid Genetics and Biology
7 Bioenergetics, the Origins of Complexity, and the Ascent of Man
8 Genome-Wide Patterns of Population Structure and Admixture Among Hispanic/Latino Populations
9 Human Skin Pigmentation As An Adaptation to Uv Radiation
10 Footprints of Nonsentient Design Inside the Human Genome
Part III: Cultural Evolution And The Uniqueness Of Being Human
11 How Grandmother Effects Plus Individual Variation in Frailty Shape Fertility and Mortality: Guidance From Human-Chimpanzee Comparisons
12 Gene-Culture Coevolution in the Age of Genomics
13 The Cognitive Niche: Coevolution of Intelligence, Sociality, and Language
14 A Role for Relaxed Selection in the Evolution of the Language Capacity
15 Adaptive Specializations, Social Exchange, and the Evolution of Human Intelligence
16 The Difference of Being Human: Morality
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