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New York: Aldine de Gruyter, 1989. — 862 p.With the discovery of conditioned reflexes by I. P. Pavlov, the possibilities for experimenting, following the example set by the classical, exact sciences, were made available to the behavioral sciences. Many psychologists hoped that the component parts of behavior had also been found from which the entire, multifaceted cosmos of behavior could then be constructed. An experimentally oriented psychology subsequently developed including the influential school of behaviorism. After vigorous debates between behaviorists, anthropologists, and sociologists, we have entered a period of exchange of thoughts and a mutual approach, which in many instances has led to cooperative projects of researchers from different disciplines.
Human Ethology (German: Die Biologie des menschlichen Verhaltens) is a 1989 book about ethology by the ethnologist Irenaus Eibl-Eibesfeldt.This first text on human ethology presents itself as a unified work, even though not every area could be treated with equal depth. Work offers a biological point of view for discussion and includes data from the author's cross-cultural work and research from the staff of his institute. It confirms, above all else, the astonishing unity of mankind and paints a basically positive picture of how we are moved by the same passions, jealousies, friendliness, and active curiosity.Mirror-Image Illustrations
Objectives and thejretical bases of human ethology
Basic concepts of ethology
Methodology
Social behavior
Intraspecific aggression: conflict and war
Communication
Behavior development (ontogeny)
Man and his habitat: ecological considerations
The beautiful and true: the ethological contribution to aesthetics
Biology's contribution to ethicsFilm Publications
Author Index
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