Sex, science and profits

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Author:

Kealey, Terence.

ISBN:

9780099281931

Personal Author:

Kealey, Terence.

Publication Information:

London : Vintage, 2007.

Physical Description:

pages

Abstract:

Terence Kealey presents an evolutionary and economic history of humanity, showing how the roots of barter, trade and the contract are embedded in human nature and how markets work on the evolutionary principles of natural selection.

Subject Term:

Economic history.

Business anthropology.

Commerce -- Psychological aspects.

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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.