Historical Inquiry as a Distributed, Nomothetic, Evolutionary Discipline
Macleod talks about the impact that developments in genetics and evolutionary studies have had on society to date. Even more profound are the indications that these developments may also have consequences for how people understand what it is to be human from cognitive, social, psychological, and beh...
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Published in | The American historical review Vol. 119; no. 5; pp. 1608 - 1620 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
01.12.2014
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Summary: | Macleod talks about the impact that developments in genetics and evolutionary studies have had on society to date. Even more profound are the indications that these developments may also have consequences for how people understand what it is to be human from cognitive, social, psychological, and behavioral points of view. The study of human history forms the most proximal part of an intellectual continuum that unites many disciplines, and aspects of disciplines, that have been regarded traditionally as separate, if not incommensurate. |
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ISSN: | 0002-8762 1937-5239 |
DOI: | 10.1093/ahr/119.5.1608 |