HUMAN NATURE AND PUBLIC POLICY: AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH

Abstract

List of contributors -- Pt. 1. The evolutionary approach and the standard social science model (SSSM) understanding of human nature and human behavior: policy relevance -- Ch. 1. From human nature to public policy: evolutionary theory challenges the "standard model" / Albert Somit and Steven A. Peterson -- Ch. 2. From theory to practice: caveat emptor / Lionel Tiger -- Pt. 2. Implications for domestic policy -- Ch. 3. Prostitution - an evolutionary perspective / Michael McGuire and Margaret Gruter - - Ch. 4. Relating to the Environment: Legacy and Learning / Lynton Keith Caldwell -- Ch. 5. Neuroscience, free will, and individual responsibility: implications for addictive behavior / Robert H Blank -- Ch. 6. The cultural evolution of dying: euthanasia in the Netherlands / Vincent S.E. Falger and Eugene L.F. Faiger -- Ch. 7. Biosocial theorizing and criminal justice policy / Lee Ellis - - Ch. 8 / Evolution and political marketing / Gad Saad -- Ch. 9. Explore and exploit: an evolutionary analysis of institutional dynamics / Arthur T. Denzau and Paul J. Zak -- Ch. 10. Maclean's evolutionary neuroscience and the conflict systems neurobehavioral model: some clinical and social policy implications / Gerald A. Cory, Jr. -- Ch. 11. Altruism and good Samaritan law / John Strate -- Pt. 3. Implications for international policy -- Ch. 12. An ecological approach to agricultural biotechnology policy / Hiram Caton -- Ch. 13. Ethnic conflict and state building / Bradley A. Thayer -- Ch. 14. Genetic and cultural evolution: implications for international security policies / J. David Singer -- Index