1984 book by Richard Lewontin, Steven Rose, and Leon Kamin
Not in Our Genes: Biology, Ideology and Human Nature
Cover of the first edition
Authors
Richard Lewontin Steven Rose Leon Kamin
Country
United States
Language
English
Subject
Sociobiology
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Publication date
1984
Media type
Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages
322
ISBN
0-14-013525-1
Not in Our Genes: Biology, Ideology and Human Nature is a 1984 book by the evolutionary geneticist Richard Lewontin, the neurobiologist Steven Rose, and the psychologist Leon Kamin, in which the authors criticize sociobiology and genetic determinism and advocate a socialist society. Its themes include the relationship between biology and society, the nature versus nurture debate, and the intersection of science and ideology.
The book formed part of a larger campaign against sociobiology. Its authors were praised for their criticism of IQ testing and were complimented by some for their critique of sociobiology. However, they have been criticized for misrepresenting the views of scientists such as the biologist E. O. Wilson and the ethologist Richard Dawkins, for using “determinism” and “reductionism” simply as terms of abuse, and for the influence of Marxism on their views. Critics have seen its authors' conclusions as political rather than scientific.
NotinOurGenes: Biology, Ideology and Human Nature is a 1984 book by the evolutionary geneticist Richard Lewontin, the neurobiologist Steven Rose, and...
proposed by geneticist Dean Hamer in the 2004 book called The God Gene: How Faith is Hardwired into ourGenes. The God gene hypothesis is based on a combination...
Genetics is the study of genes and tries to explain what they are and how they work. Genes are how living organisms inherit features or traits from their...
Subject and Object of Evolution," Scientia vol. 188 (1983) 65–82. NotinOurGenes: Biology, Ideology and Human Nature (with Steven Rose and Leon J. Kamin)...
mutation in the SOX18 gene. The SOX18 gene has a major role in the formation of blood and lymphatic vessels but prior to the description of HLTRS was not understood...
people who have made the supreme sacrifice to keep their genes out of our pool. Style counts, not everyone who dies from their own stupidity can win." This...
Stories inOurGenes (published in the United States as A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through OurGenes) is a popular...
Jones have argued that genes that did not lead to selfish behaviour would die out compared to genes that did, because the selfish genes would favour themselves...
of his genes to enter into the population. Sociobiologists would view this instinctual cub-killing behavior as being inherited through the genes of successfully...
most prominently in the book NotinOurGenes (1984), laying out their opposition to Sociobiology (E. O. Wilson, 1975), The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins...
There are two types of molecular genes: protein-coding genes and non-coding genes. During gene expression, DNA is first copied into RNA. RNA can be directly...
A typical example of Dawkins's position is his scathing review of NotinOurGenes by Steven Rose, Leon J. Kamin, and Richard C. Lewontin. Two other thinkers...
to their genes' perpetuating.' You find that they fight, you say, ‘Sure, that's obvious, because it means that their genes perpetuate and not somebody...
their genes) are compared to adoptive siblings (who share their family environment but none of their genes). In many cases, it has been found that genes make...
ability of genes to express themselves and may do this via sex differences. For instance, genes affecting voting behavior would have no effect in females...
genes including about 60,000 long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Although the number of reported lncRNA genes continues to rise and the exact number in the...
nurture Phenotypic plasticity Lewontin R, Rose S, Kamin LJ (1984). NotinOurGenes: Biology, Ideology and Human Nature. ISBN 0-394-72888-2. Lewontin R...
Selfish genetic elements (historically also referred to as selfish genes, ultra-selfish genes, selfish DNA, parasitic DNA and genomic outlaws) are genetic segments...
ISBN 978-0-330-26399-3. Richard Lewontin, Steven Rose and Leon J. Kamin (1984). NotinOurGenes. In Memoriam: Dr. Leon J. Kamin (1927-2017) (Kamin, 2005) Schrecker....
ISBN 0-253-32709-1. Rose, Steven; Lewontin, Richard C.; Kamin, Leon J. (1990). NotinOurGenes: Biology, Ideology and Human Nature. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-013525-1...
Opportunity". UWYO News. Retrieved 2024-04-19. "The Man Who Found That "Genes Hold Culture on a Leash"". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-19. v t...
possibility of genetic influences on spirituality. In The God Gene: How Faith is Hardwired into ourGenes, he proposed that a quantitative measure of self-transcendence...
animals? The Globe and Mail HIGH INFIDELITY: SOME EXPERTS NOW THINK CHEATING MAY BE INOURGENES AND DOESN'T HAVE TO WRECK OUR MARRIAGES New York Post v t e...
Can Change OurGenes. Abrams Books. 2012. ISBN 978-1-4683-1040-5. Spector, Tim D.; Snieder, Harold; MacGregor, Alex J. (1999). Advances in Twin and Sib-pair...
around them. Our individual and collective behaviour is influenced by everything from ourgenes to the political environment. It is not possible to fully...
previously identified target genes. Sequence based techniques, like RNA-Seq, provide information on the sequences of genesin addition to their expression...
Adam Biran (2001), "Dirt, Disgust, and Disease: Is Hygiene inOurGenes?", Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 44 (1): 17–31, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.324.760...
Global Information