Killer Apes, Naked Apes, and Just Plain Nasty People: The Misuse and Abuse of Science in Political Discourse

by Richard J. Perry

Book Overview

Misunderstood--or deliberately twisted--biological science leads to overheated rhetoric and bad policy.

We like to think that science always illuminates. But the disturbing persistence of the concept of biological determinism--the false idea that human behavior is genetically fixed or inherently programmed and therefore is not susceptible to rapid change--shows that scientific research and concepts can be distorted to advance an inhumane...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421417510
• ISBN13: 9781421417516
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher