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Why Gods Persist - A Scientific Approach to Religion (Paperback, 2nd edition): Robert A. Hinde, Robert Hinde Why Gods Persist - A Scientific Approach to Religion (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Robert A. Hinde, Robert Hinde
R1,235 Discovery Miles 12 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is it about religion that appeals to people? Why do religions and religious beliefs persist in the face of increasing secularisation, harsh criticism and even political persecution? Robert Hinde argues that it is not enough simply to criticize religion, we must understand it - not only how it causes so much conflict, but also how it brings comfort to many.

Hinde, a distinguished scientist, draws on a wide range of psychological, developmental and evolutionary research to explore this fascinating question. This second edition of Why Gods Persist is designed for everyone interested in the subject, either as a student of psychology and anthropology of religion or as a follower of the current controversies over the value of religious belief.

Why Gods Persist - A Scientific Approach to Religion (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Robert A. Hinde, Robert Hinde Why Gods Persist - A Scientific Approach to Religion (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Robert A. Hinde, Robert Hinde
R4,155 Discovery Miles 41 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is it about religion that appeals to people? Why do religions and religious beliefs persist in the face of increasing secularisation, harsh criticism and even political persecution? Robert Hinde argues that it is not enough simply to criticize religion, we must understand it - not only how it causes so much conflict, but also how it brings comfort to many.

Hinde, a distinguished scientist, draws on a wide range of psychological, developmental and evolutionary research to explore this fascinating question. This second edition of Why Gods Persist is designed for everyone interested in the subject, either as a student of psychology and anthropology of religion or as a follower of the current controversies over the value of religious belief.

The Institution of War (Hardcover): Robert A. Hinde The Institution of War (Hardcover)
Robert A. Hinde
R2,964 Discovery Miles 29 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Whereas states formerly had a right to wage war under a wide range of cicumstances, now war is legally permitted only in self defence. Yet wars persist. If their incidence is to be reduced, we must understand the forces that maintain war as an institution. The contributors to this book consider the nature of war and the forces that sustain it from diverse perspectives ranging from anthropology, history, political science, theology, philosophy, international law, economics, psychiatry and biology. The complexity of modern war requires understanding not only of several layers of social complexity - individuals, groups, societies - but also of the dialectical relations between those levels. This implies that individuals can contriburte towards a reduction in wars incidence.

Cooperation and Prosocial Behaviour (Hardcover, New): Robert A. Hinde, Jo Groebel Cooperation and Prosocial Behaviour (Hardcover, New)
Robert A. Hinde, Jo Groebel; Foreword by H.R.H. The Princess Royal
R4,052 Discovery Miles 40 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An increasing number of people accept competitiveness as a basis for living. However, while competitiveness may have its place, cooperation is more important in many contexts, and interpersonal relationships are the most important elements in our lives. This is true not only of individuals, but also of groups and nations. In this book, prominent authors have come together to consider the nature of cooperation and prosocial behaviour at levels of social complexity ranging from the individual to the international. Successive sections cover key topics such as the relations between cooperation in animals and humans; the development of prosocial propensities in humans; aspects of the situation and of personality that increase the probability that individuals will behave prosocially; the relationships between trust, cooperation and commitment; and cooperation between groups and nations. Case studies illustrating the important issue of international cooperation are also included. The chapters are integrated by a series of useful editorials which emphasise that a full understanding of cooperation and prosocial behaviour requires us to move between different levels of social complexity.

Aggression and War - Their Biological and Social Bases (Paperback): Jo Groebel, Robert A. Hinde Aggression and War - Their Biological and Social Bases (Paperback)
Jo Groebel, Robert A. Hinde
R1,869 Discovery Miles 18 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Derived from a meeting of natural and social scientists, this interdisciplinary book aims to summarize the main issues regarding the problem of human aggression, as well as human beliefs about the subject. This study brings together internationally known authorities and presents their recent contributions which range in complexity from the physiological to individual aggression, group conflict, and international war. The study concludes with a multilevel approach to the problems of aggression and war. In nontechnical language suitable for general science readers, the book provides a valuable framework for the development of ideas and new attitudies in a field rife with misconceptions.

Individuals, Relationships and Culture - Links between Ethology and the Social Sciences (Paperback): Robert A. Hinde Individuals, Relationships and Culture - Links between Ethology and the Social Sciences (Paperback)
Robert A. Hinde
R1,140 Discovery Miles 11 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Both biologists and social scientists have much to say about human behaviour. Yet attempts to combine their approaches to provide a deeper understanding of human nature have not so far been generally successful. First published in 1987, this book offered an original way of bridging the gap between them. The key to bringing the two approaches together is, Professor Hinde suggests, to recognise crucial distinctions between levels of social complexity (individuals, interactions, relationships and groups), whilst at the same time bearing in mind that all are processes in dialectical relations with each other and with the socio-cultural structure of institutions, beliefs, values, norms and so on. Professor Hinde argues that principles derived from ethology are essential for understanding some aspects of behaviour at the lower levels of social complexity, but have severe limitations at higher ones. This innovative approach will interest research workers, lecturers and students of psychology, biology, anthropology and sociology, as well as other readers seeking a comprehensive understanding of the nature of human social behaviour.

Non-verbal Communication (Paperback, New Ed): Robert A. Hinde Non-verbal Communication (Paperback, New Ed)
Robert A. Hinde
R1,932 Discovery Miles 19 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The importance in social relationships of the exchange of information by non-verbal gestures and expressions, though long appreciated by artists and writers, has only recently become the subject of serious scientific study. The subject has been approached from different angles by psychologists studying the relevance of non-verbal communication to interpersonal relationships, by anthropologists interested in how these processes help to integrate societies, and by ethologists extrapolating the results of animal studies to human behaviour. The scope of the volume ranges from formal analysis of the communication process by an information theorist (Professor Mackay) and by a linguist (Professor Lyons), to accounts of the role of expression in the theatre (Dr Jonathan Miller) and in the visual arts (Professor Gombrich). There are contributions to the discussion written from the point of view of the zoologist, the ethologist, the psychologist and anthropologist.

Cooperation and Prosocial Behaviour (Paperback, New): Robert A. Hinde, Jo Groebel Cooperation and Prosocial Behaviour (Paperback, New)
Robert A. Hinde, Jo Groebel; Foreword by H.R.H. The Princess Royal
R2,321 Discovery Miles 23 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An increasing number of people accept competitiveness as a basis for living. However, while competitiveness may have its place, cooperation is more important in many contexts, and interpersonal relationships are the most important elements in our lives. This is true not only of individuals, but also of groups and nations. In this book, prominent authors have come together to consider the nature of cooperation and prosocial behaviour at levels of social complexity ranging from the individual to the international. Successive sections cover key topics such as the relations between cooperation in animals and humans; the development of prosocial propensities in humans; aspects of the situation and of personality that increase the probability that individuals will behave prosocially; the relationships between trust, cooperation and commitment; and cooperation between groups and nations. Case studies illustrating the important issue of international cooperation are also included. The chapters are integrated by a series of useful editorials which emphasise that a full understanding of cooperation and prosocial behaviour requires us to move between different levels of social complexity.

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