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The Triumph of Sociobiology (English Edition) 1st 版, Kindle版

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In The Triumph of Sociobiology, John Alcock reviews the controversy that has surrounded evolutionary studies of human social behavior following the 1975 publication of E.O. Wilson's classic, Sociobiology, The New Synthesis. Denounced vehemently as an "ideology" that has justified social evils and inequalities, sociobiology has survived the assault. Twenty-five years after the field was named by Wilson, the approach he championed has successfully demonstrated its value in the study of animal behavior, including the behavior of our own species. Yet, misconceptions remain--to our disadvantage.
In this straight-forward, objective approach to the sociobiology debate, noted animal behaviorist John Alcock illuminates how sociobiologists study behavior in all species. He confronts the chief scientific and ideological objections head on, with a compelling analysis of case histories that involve such topics as sexual jealousy, beauty, gender difference, parent-offspring relations, and rape. In so doing, he shows that sociobiology provides the most satisfactory scientific analysis of social behavior available today.
Alcock challenges the notion that sociobiology depends on genetic determinism while showing the shortcoming of competing approaches that rely on cultural or environmental determinism. He also presents the practical applications of sociobiology and the progress sociobiological research has made in the search for a more complete understanding of human activities. His reminder that "natural" behavior is not "moral" behavior should quiet opponents fearing misapplication of evolutionary theory to our species. The key misconceptions about this evolutionary field are dissected one by one as the author shows why sociobiologists have had so much success in explaining the puzzling and fascinating social behavior of nonhuman animals and humans alike.
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  5. 発売日
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"A clear, evocative, and accurate account of the history and content on the subject, inviting to the student and the general reader alike."--Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University

"It doesn't matter whether you call it sociobiology, behavioral ecology, evolutinoary psychology or even selfish genery, John Alcock shows that triumph is exactly the right word. It is a field of research in its mature growing season, with new young scientists flocking to join in. Alcock captures the active spirit of this once-controversial subject perfectly."--Richard Dawkins, Oxford University

"This book rights some of the intellectual wrongs that have been perpetrated on sociobiology and certain of its practitioners by individuals who either do not understand what sociobiologists really are saying or who have subverted the truth in pursuit of their own agendas. Not everyone will agree with Alcock's conclusions, but everyone will have to reckon with them--to the delight of the sociobiologists and the chagrin of their critics."--Paul W. Sherman, Cornell University

"Darwinist heavyweight Alcock understands what's at stake in evolution as well as any scientist living.... The author argues against the competing blank-slate 'culture is all' theory, and he dispels the misconception that sociobiology is in any way an ideological endorsement of racism, sexism or the social dominance of the rich over the poor.... This is an important and necessary reappraisal of humankind's place in the Darwinist puzzle--one that will undoubtedly provoke renewed debate."--Publishers Weekly

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John Alcock is Professor of Biology at Arizona State University. A researcher in animal behavior, he is the author of the leading book in the field, Animal Behavor: An Evolutionary Approach, as well as several other books on behavior. He lives in Tempe, Arizona.

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  • 出版社 ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 第1版 (2001/6/28)
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Shane Wong
5つ星のうち5.0 Very interesting and convincing
2020年6月28日にカナダでレビュー済み
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I didn’t expect to read so many interesting stories about animal behaviour. That alone is worth the money. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. The arguments are logical and systemic, hence very convincing.
Twenty years time just proved how correct the author was
Highly recommended!
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Clyde Desmond Macalister
5つ星のうち5.0 Does Not Apologize for or Equivocate in Its Proclaimed Task, and Excels
2019年1月20日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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It's sad that a book-length treatment in defense of sociobiology against the accusations of those who dispute its validity in the first place need even be written. The stance positing the legitimacy of blank slate psychology and the existence of an infinitely malleable, all-purpose mind – espoused by such charlatans as Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Lewontin – is indefensible on its face; both logic in general and evolutionary theory in particular omit it as a possibility, as it implies a universe, and therefore an ecological system, without temporal, material, and spatial constraint.

Alas, the prominence of such men as Gould and Lewontin – made possible not by scientific support or consensus but by the anti-rationalist, anti-empiricist agendas of politically connected Marxist journalists – makes such a necessity so. And John Alcock far exceeds mere competence in this task.

Alcock deftly employs the theoretical tools and empirical findings of sociobiological science to deflect the many strawman accusations levied against sociobiology: it does not posit "genetic determinism," it does not cite its purely descriptive evolutionary explanations for social behavior (human or otherwise) as a normative foundation for evil social interaction (e.g. just because rape has an evolutionary, adaptive explanation does *not* mean that rape is thereby justified, and no sociobiologist claims this), sociobiological hypotheses *are* falsifiable (sociobiologists can and do test them in the field), sociobiologists do *not* cite evolutionary explanations for social behavior as an endorsement of the status quo, sociobiology does not concern itself exclusively or even primarily with human behavior, sociobiology is *not* a right-wing conspiracy (most sociobiologists are center-left), etc.

Throughout his book, Alcock uses his distinction between "proximate" (functional) purposes of social behavior and their "ultimate" (evolutionary) causes to clarify and elaborate upon his claims (a typical dichotomy used to separate functional biology from evolutionary biology), including how sociobiology concerns itself chiefly with ultimate causes, but experiments with proximate purposes in the field to test its hypotheses of these evolutionary causes. He furthermore addresses the major theoretical and empirical problems with cultural determinism, supported by most social scientists though it may be. In covering the history of sociobiological thought, he also offers an interesting explanation of some of the differences of thought *within* sociobiology, particularly the controversy over group selectionism.

Since its firm emergence into academia in the sixties and seventies, sociobiology has long vindicated itself from the accusations of its detractors and claimed for itself the right to close the chasm between natural and social science. The content of the social sciences does not exist and operate in a vacuum, and academics who claim otherwise do not deserve to label themselves professional scientists. _The Triumph of Sociobiology_ unequivocally establishes this fact.

I recommend to newcomers to these ideas that they read books like this before proceeding to the more advanced material of such works as _Sociobiology: The New Synthesis_ by Edward O. Wilson, foundational though that work may be. The latter was written far less with the layman reader in mind, and therefore employs far more arcane, esoteric terminology and jargon and resorts to far more technical analysis of the evidence. However, after reading Alcock's work, it should not be difficult to comprehend.
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The Professor
5つ星のうち5.0 Awesome book
2013年7月20日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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(Note: I also posted this on goodreads before, so if you see this review there, that's me)

This was a thoroughly enjoyable book. I'm a bio-psychologist primarily interested in the neural differences that cause differences in personality and individual differences and in the role such individual differences played in evolution as well as the role evolution played in their formation. As such, I have a large degree of interest in sociobiology.

John Alcock is the author of the wonderful introductory textbook to sociobiology and ethology called Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach. This text is no less well written. It is a elegantly defense of sociobiology that doesn't throw other researchers under the bus the way Steven Pinker did in The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature. Steven Pinker makes a straw man out of B.F. Skinner and his radical behaviorism, showing a misunderstanding of his positions that is hard to attribute to sheer ignorance, and thus comes across as willful. Surely, the behaviorist paradigm is too limited to explain behavior, but this book does a better job explaining why evolutionary explanations are needed for a fuller understanding of behavior.

The book is also of a shorter length than The Blank Slate, and therefore wastes less time and is more concise. Yet, it's full of tons of wonderful information. The author never comes across as combative and works patiently to answer criticisms of sociobiology while explaining how it works. He discusses many studies showing how adaptationist hypotheses are tested, showing that they are not "just so" stories.

In conclusion, whether you are a biologically inclined psychologist, a layman interested in science, or a young student interested in pursuing a career in sociobiology, this book will be of great value.
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Francisco Palomino
5つ星のうち3.0 The triumph of sociobiology
2013年1月26日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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It's a good book. The main problem, for me, is that the proofs he offers to prove his assertions, sometimes, are very entangled or simply don't hold his point.

But remember, only sometimes. Apart from this, the book is really good.
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colby stokes
5つ星のうち5.0 Five Stars
2017年10月5日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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