In Defense of Homo Sapiens
1975, First Edition. Farrar, Straus And Giroux, New York. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 222 pages; Summary: An inquiry by a political journalist into the reasons for today's negative thinking about human nature. Written as a search for utopia after the Presidential election of 1968. From pre-Darwin to post-Watergate, author traces historical data that shows man as a predominantly selfish, dangerous, and highly aggresive animal. She analyzes economic and political theories which justify and encourage selfishness and ruthless competition in business and self-interest in politics. Subjects; Man-animal nature. Psychology. Political science. Item #26818
ISBN: 0374175527
Price: €10.95