Quotes from bookOn Human Nature
On Human Nature is a book by Harvard biologist E. O. Wilson, in which the author attempts to explain human nature and society through sociobiology. Wilson argues that evolution has left its traces on characteristics such as generosity, self-sacrifice, worship and the use of sex for pleasure, and proposes a sociobiological explanation of homosexuality. He attempts to complete the Darwinian revolution by bringing biological thought into social sciences and humanities. Wilson describes On Human Nature as a sequel to his earlier books The Insect Societies and Sociobiology: The New Synthesis .
“The mosquito is an automaton. It can afford to be nothing else.”
Edward O. Wilson book On Human Nature
On Human Nature (1978), Ch.3 Development
“The evolutionary epic is probably the best myth we will ever have.”
Edward O. Wilson book On Human Nature
On Human Nature (1978)
“The borderline between normal and schizophrenic people is broad and nearly imperceptible.”
Edward O. Wilson book On Human Nature
On Human Nature (1978), Ch.3 Development
“The emergence of civilization has everywhere followed a definable sequence.”
Edward O. Wilson book On Human Nature
On Human Nature (1978), Ch.4 Emergence
