Sex, Science and Profits : How people evolved to make money
Author(s): Terence Kealey
The question 'What is art?' is frequently debated, but 'What is science?' appears to be discussed less often - though the answers could reveal far more about us. Is science a public good? Does science mean progress? Or is science something more exploitative - driven by profit, promoted by businesses and institutions looking for economic and political power? In this ground-breaking study in the tradition of Richard Dawkins and Jared Diamond, Terence Kealey shows how an understanding of sexual and natural selection can transform our view of progress in economics, business and technology. Richly multi-disciplinary, witty, brilliant and thought-provoking, it is an important and controversial book. First published 2008.
General Information
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- : Vintage
- : Vintage
- : 0.316
- : 01 January 2009
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Terence Kealey
- : Paperback
- : 330.9
- : 464
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A brilliant, provocative exploration of the biological roots of economics, in the tradition of Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and Jared Diamond. 20021018
Praise for Kealey's" The Economic Laws of Scientific Research":
"A brilliant book. One of the most appetizing and sustained polemics ever concocted on a serious
topic" -- "Economist"
"One of the most intelligent, trend-changing and courageous books I have ever read" -- Matt Ridley, "Daily Telegraph"
"From the Hardcover edition."
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