Blueprint : (Record no. 53631)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780316427531
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 576.801 CHR-N
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Christakis, Nicholas A.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Blueprint :
Remainder of title the evolutionary origins of a good society /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Nicholas A. Christakis
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Little Brown Spark
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2019
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 520 p.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price type code INR
Price amount 699.00.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note "A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology, economics, epidemiology, statistics, and more" (Frank Bruni, New York Times), Blueprint shows how and why evolution has placed us on a humane path -- and how we are united by our common humanity.<br/><br/>For too long, scientists have focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity for aggression, cruelty, prejudice, and self-interest. But natural selection has given us a suite of beneficial social features, including our capacity for love, friendship, cooperation, and learning. Beneath all our inventions -- our tools, farms, machines, cities, nations -- we carry with us innate proclivities to make a good society.<br/><br/>In Blueprint, Nicholas A. Christakis introduces the compelling idea that our genes affect not only our bodies and behaviors, but also the ways in which we make societies, ones that are surprisingly similar worldwide.<br/><br/>With many vivid examples -- including diverse historical and contemporary cultures, communities formed in the wake of shipwrecks, commune dwellers seeking utopia, online groups thrown together by design or involving artificially intelligent bots, and even the tender and complex social arrangements of elephants and dolphins that so resemble our own -- Christakis shows that, despite a human history replete with violence, we cannot escape our social blueprint for goodness.<br/><br/>In a world of increasing political and economic polarization, it's tempting to ignore the positive role of our evolutionary past. But by exploring the ancient roots of goodness in civilization, Blueprint shows that our genes have shaped societies for our welfare and that, in a feedback loop stretching back many thousands of years, societies have shaped, and are still shaping, our genes today.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Social evolution
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Evolution (Biology)--Social aspects
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  Dewey Decimal Classification     570 BITS Pilani Hyderabad BITS Pilani Hyderabad General Stack (For lending) 04/10/2019 699.00 5 6 576.801 CHR-N 39386 13/07/2024 25/08/2023 04/10/2019 Books
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