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L'empire des gènes. Histoire de la sociobiologie

L'empire des gènes. Histoire de la sociobiologie


La croisée des chemins



This volume traces the tortuous path and failure of human socio-biology, the pseudo-scientific theory which sparked debate between 1975 and 1985 and which established itself as a scientistic ideology amongst the body of theories on human nature. Starting from an epistemological analysis of the concepts of human socio-biology and animal socio-biology, the author establishes a historical link between them, the models and ideas which have justified them historically and those which still justify them, and shows that this theory cannot claim to be completely institutionalised or have achieved any recognition in scientific circles.

Jacques G. Ruelland
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