Oedipus Rex in the Genomic Era - Human Behaviour, Law and Society (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

This book explores the answers to fundamental questions about the human mind and human behaviour with the help of two ancient texts. The first is Oedipus Rex (Oedipus Tyrannus) by Sophocles, written in the 5th century BCE. The second is human DNA, with its origins around 4 billion years ago, and continuously revised by chance and evolution. With Sophocles as a guide, the authors take a journey into the Genomic era, an age marked by ever-expanding insights into the human genome. Over the course of this journey, the book explores themes of free will, fate, and chance; prediction, misinterpretation, and the burden that comes with knowledge of the future; self-fulfilling and self-defeating prophecies; the forces that contribute to similarities and differences among people; roots and lineage; and the judgement of oneself and others. Using Oedipus Rex as its lens, this novel work provides an engaging overview of behavioural genetics that demonstrates its relevance across the humanities and the social and life sciences. It will appeal in particular to students and scholars of genetics, education, psychology, sociology, and law.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Yulia Kovas • Fatos Selita
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	234
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-96047-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Jurisprudence & philosophy of law Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Genetics (non-medical) > General Promotions
LSN:	1-349-96047-0
Barcode:	9781349960477

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