The Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit

Bibliographic Collection: 
Anthropogeny
Publication Type: Book
Authors: Konner, Melvin
Year of Publication: 2002
Edition: 2nd Ed.
Number of Pages: 540
Publisher: Times Books
City: New York
Publication Language: eng
ISBN Number: 0716746026
Keywords: Behavior., Emotions, Human behavior
Abstract:

A masterful synthesis of biology, psychology, anthropology, and philosophy, The Tangled Wing reveals human identity and activity to be an intricately woven fabric of innumerable factors. Melvin Konner's sensitive and straightforward discussion ranges across topics such as the roots of aggression, the basis of attachment and desire, the differences between the sexes, and the foundations of mental illness.

Label: 1982