On Human Nature
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On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Human Nature canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Edward O. Wilson ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
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surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
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| awardYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| controversialFor | claims about genetic influences on social behavior ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
biological roots of morality
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biological roots of religion ⓘ biological roots of social structures ⓘ |
| field |
behavioral science
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biology ⓘ |
| follows | Sociobiology: The New Synthesis ⓘ |
| genre |
evolutionary psychology
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science ⓘ sociobiology ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 573.2 ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
paperback edition
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revised edition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
debates on nature versus nurture
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evolutionary psychology ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780674639067 ⓘ |
| hasLCClassification | QP981.W55 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 3168027 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainThesis | many aspects of human behavior have evolutionary and genetic foundations ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arguing for biological basis of human behavior
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popularizing sociobiology ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 260 ⓘ |
| partOf | Edward O. Wilson bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| subject |
aggression
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altruism ⓘ culture ⓘ ethics ⓘ evolution ⓘ human behavior ⓘ human nature ⓘ religion ⓘ sex differences ⓘ sociobiology ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Edward O. Wilson ⓘ |
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