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The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People

21 reviews
David P. Barash, Judith Eve Lipton

Holt Paperbacks, 2002

Very Enlightening & Entertaining
My recommendation is simple. I kept forgetting that it was a factual work, it was so entertaining. I thought I had picked up one of my pleasure reads! Thanks to both of the writers, what a great book. I need to read it again.

Ideas of Human Nature: From the Bhagavad Gita to Sociobiology

2 reviews
David P. Barash

Prentice Hall, 1998

Great Reading
I have taken two classes with Professor Barash and thoroughly enjoyed them both. This book is an excellent compilation of a wide range of sources reflecting on the human condition, no easy task to achieve. From Dostoyevsky to Darwin, from the Bible to the Bhagavad Gita, Barash demonstrates an impressive knowledge of writing and literature across many fields. This book has definitely opened up ...

Approaches to Peace: A Reader in Peace Studies

1 review

Oxford University Press, USA, 1999

One of the best, but still falls a bit short
I've used David Barash's _Approaches to Peace_ several times in my college classes on peace and justice. This is unusual in itself, because I rarely use anthologies, preferring instead to go straight to the original sources themselves. I like Barash's approach, though, because it tries to be inclusive as possible. The anthology begins by looking at the definitions and possible causes of war, ...

The whisperings within

3 reviews
David P Barash

Harper & Row, 1979

A great work on social Darwinism
This book was required reading for me in college about 12 years ago for a pysch class. Like few books I have read in my life, it will fundimentally alter the way you view human behavior. Barash does a brilliant job of tracing common human behaviors to evolutionary bases. This book should be required reading if you are a human

The Survival Game : How Game Theory Explains the Biology of Cooperation and Competition

4 reviews
David P. Barash, 2003

A level playing field?
The roots of game theory in biology go back several decades. Roger Fisher's studies in the 1930s are generally credited with initiating the concept. Later, Robert Axelrod and others expanded the idea with structured game applications. The most famous of these is the Prisoner's Dilemma, where two charged thieves are offered "deals" by authorities. Prisoner's Dilemma is easily played by any two ...

Making Sense of Sex: How Genes And Gender Influence Our Relationships

2 reviews
Judith Eve Lipton, David P. Barash

Island Press, 1997

Interesting presentation but not a good explanation
Though well written and at times entertaining, the authors of this book seem to imply that the behavior of such diverse species as insects, bluebirds,and elephant seals are clues to human males with primate antecedents. Evolutionary psychology is more an interpretation of scientific evidence than a scientific field -- hence more art than science and therefore littered with more assumption, ...

The Mammal in the Mirror

3 reviews
David P. Barash

Amazon Remainders Account, 2001

The Authors Want You to Be Bioliterate
In the authors' words. "We aren't speaking here of existential angst, metaphysical speculation, or religious doctrine, but rather, of the nuts and bolts of everyone's shared biology...What we propose is to offer enough information, keeping it accurate and yet accessible, to enable every reader, regardless of background, to become bioliterate." In this, I think they succeed with the following ...

Natural Selections: Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution

1 review
David P. Barash

Bellevue Literary Press, 2007

A matter-of-fact accounting that does not excuse or justify immoral behavior
Professor of psychology and proponent of sociobiology David P. Barash presents Natural Selections, a matter-of-fact look at how human biology and evolution affect human behavior, and what this has to say about both practical and ethical dilemmas in today's world. Written in plain terms accessible to lay readers and an extra dollop of wit, Natural Selections discusses why human violence is an ...

Madame Bovary's Ovaries: A Darwinian Look at Literature

18 reviews
David P. Barash, Nanelle R. Barash

Delacorte Press, 2005

A must read to understand men/women "logic"
This is a fascinating reading for any women or men interested in better understanding the opposite sex. Through a well documented stories David and Nanelle Barash guide the reader from literature to psychology, from a classic character to your girl next door, from the evident to the hidden reasons of our nature. Weather you're interest is human behavior or literature, this book will provide you ...

Peace and Conflict Studies

1 review
David P. Barash, Charles P. Webel

Sage Publications, Inc, 2008

Peace and Conflict Studies
Very broad and objective overview of the nature of conflict, conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Well recommended for students of conflict resolution as well as for anyone interested in the subject. Well written and reads very easily.

Beloved Enemies: Our Need for Opponents

1 review
David P. Barash

Prometheus Books, 1994

Political Tract Masquerade
This is a conflicted review. The author allows much of himself to show through this book, so although I enjoyed some parts of the book, I found myself disliking Barash as a person, and especially as a scientist. He loves data that supports his political stance, and ignores anything that threatens that position. Because of this, he overlooks some obvious material that would give a much clearer ...

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