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EAN: 9780007240821 Edition: Large Print Ed Format: Import ISBN: 0007240821 Label: Fourth Estate Manufacturer: Fourth Estate Publication Date: April 03, 2006 Publisher: Fourth Estate Studio: Fourth Estate Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Genes through the 4th dimension. Science, not philosophical debate.Thank the "Gene Organizing Device" ("GOD" by the author) that this is not a book on an endless philosophical debate. Fortunately the Spanish title inspired me to buy it: "What makes us human". An imaginary photograph of the 12 men that nurtured the debate between nature and nurture (including Pavlov, Darwin and Galton, Piaget, Freud and others) guides us through the book. Genes are explained not as the mere ingredient list of life, but as a recipe with timings, this means that genes ... Read More Rating: - Clarifying ideas!!!If you are looking for a pleasant reading with clear ideas about what is more important between biological and social influences, this is the right book. I also recommend this book for non-evolutionary researchers!!! Rating: - An interesting, light readIn "The Agile Gene: How Nature Turns on Nurture" (previously published as "Nature via Nurture") Matt Ridley explores how the modern understanding of the genome recasts the boundaries of the age-old nature versus nurture debate. Nature versus nurture is a long, intense and often highly charged, intellectual debate but Ridley shows it to be a false dichotomy. The two sides are not mutually exclusive. Genes (on the nature side of the equation) enable the acquisition of environmental influences (nurture) ... Read More Rating:  - DeceptionI am disapointed that this book was retitled from the original book - Nuture Via Nature. We bought both books only to discover they are the same book. Amazon should have made this change in title clear. The book is excellent by the way and should be a must read for anyone interested about this topic. Rating: - Sheds light on various nature versus nurture argumentsScience writer Matt Ridley is a must read for anyone wanting to understand new discoveries about genes, and how they influence us throughout our lives. "The Agile Gene" is not as illuminating and captivating as the other Matt Ridley books (his best works are "The Origins of Human Virtue" and "The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature"). You'll get a broader and deeper understanding of nature vs. nuture from the other books if you are interested in understanding how genes effect human relations ... Read More |
