Evolution and Empathy: The Genetic Factor in the Rise of Humanism

by Milton E. Brener

This book applies new scientific research in the fields of biology and genetics to an empirical study of the Greco-Roman civilizations and the European Renaissance. These two periods were remarkable in part because of the dominance of empathy and humanism in the philosophical thought of each era. Both periods were preceded by the influx of many populations and genetic lines, a circumstance this book treats as not coincidental but probably causative.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786436654
• ISBN13: 9780786436651
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher