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Biologist and naturalist Lyall Watson now brings forth a stunning exploration of the origin and nature of evil. Plotting the evolution of human evil from earth's earliest creatures to the society we have become today, in Dark Nature Watson redefines good and evil in biological terms. Drawing on the latest insights of evolutionary ethology, anthropology, and psychology, he takes a fresh look at the problems our species faces as a result of being too numerous, too greedy, and too mobile. Watson utilizes a vast array of sources, from the theories of Charles Darwin to the writings of Annie…
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4 editions- Paperback · English · 1997Harper Perennial · 336 pages · 9780060927905
- Paperback · English · 1996Sceptre · 305 pages · 9780340617885
- Hardcover · English · 1996Harpercollins · 318 pages · 9780060176884
- Other · English · 1995Hodder & Stoughton · 283 pages · 9780340617878
Good and evilReligionBiologyHuman beingsPhilosophy of naturePhilosophyEvolution((Das)) Böse





