Attachment and Human Survival

Attachment and Human Survival

Author: Marci Green

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-04-24

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0429911033

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What is it about childhood experiences that influence the kind of adult we become? For John Bowlby and others who developed Attachment theory, much of the answer lies in the quality of early attachments to our primary caregivers. When those attachments are secure, we can develop a safe sense of self. When insecure, we may go on seeking safety throughout our lives, in inappropriate and painful ways. Attachment, argued Bowlby, is a matter for individual and species survival.Using principles pioneered by Bowlby, this volume explores the importance of attachments to individuals and communities. Drawing on the work of leading figures in the field of Attachment research and clinical practice, this book introduces readers to the basic ideas and applications of Attachment theory. Chapters explore, for example, the role of attachment experience in brain development, the cultural and institutional contexts in which attachment systems operate, the political consequences of personal suffering and the uses of Attachment theory in psychotherapy.


Power

Power

Author: Richard Heinberg

Publisher: New Society Publishers

Published: 2021-09-14

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1771423579

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Impeccably researched and masterfully written, this book explains how and why humanity is driving itself off the cliff. — Dahr Jamail, author, The End of Ice Weaving together findings from a wide range of disciplines, Power traces how four key elements developed to give humans extraordinary power: tool making ability, language, social complexity, and the ability to harness energy sources ― most significantly, fossil fuels. It asks whether we have, at this point, overpowered natural and social systems, and if we have, what we can do about it. Has Homo sapiens — one species among millions — become powerful enough to threaten a mass extinction and disrupt the Earth's climate? Why have we developed so many ways of oppressing one another? Can we change our relationship with power to avert ecological catastrophe, reduce social inequality, and stave off collapse? These questions — and their answers — will determine our fate.


Survival of the Friendliest

Survival of the Friendliest

Author: Brian Hare

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2020-07-14

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0399590676

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A powerful new theory of human nature suggests that our secret to success as a species is our unique friendliness “Brilliant, eye-opening, and absolutely inspiring—and a riveting read. Hare and Woods have written the perfect book for our time.”—Cass R. Sunstein, author of How Change Happens and co-author of Nudge For most of the approximately 300,000 years that Homo sapiens have existed, we have shared the planet with at least four other types of humans. All of these were smart, strong, and inventive. But around 50,000 years ago, Homo sapiens made a cognitive leap that gave us an edge over other species. What happened? Since Charles Darwin wrote about “evolutionary fitness,” the idea of fitness has been confused with physical strength, tactical brilliance, and aggression. In fact, what made us evolutionarily fit was a remarkable kind of friendliness, a virtuosic ability to coordinate and communicate with others that allowed us to achieve all the cultural and technical marvels in human history. Advancing what they call the “self-domestication theory,” Brian Hare, professor in the department of evolutionary anthropology and the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University and his wife, Vanessa Woods, a research scientist and award-winning journalist, shed light on the mysterious leap in human cognition that allowed Homo sapiens to thrive. But this gift for friendliness came at a cost. Just as a mother bear is most dangerous around her cubs, we are at our most dangerous when someone we love is threatened by an “outsider.” The threatening outsider is demoted to sub-human, fair game for our worst instincts. Hare’s groundbreaking research, developed in close coordination with Richard Wrangham and Michael Tomasello, giants in the field of cognitive evolution, reveals that the same traits that make us the most tolerant species on the planet also make us the cruelest. Survival of the Friendliest offers us a new way to look at our cultural as well as cognitive evolution and sends a clear message: In order to survive and even to flourish, we need to expand our definition of who belongs.


Staying Alive

Staying Alive

Author: Roger N. Walsh

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9780394726908

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The Awkward Human Survival Guide

The Awkward Human Survival Guide

Author: Adam Dachis

Publisher: Sterling

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781454911647

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Provides a humorous roadmap for getting through life's most awkward social situations, including dealing with noisy neighbours, asking parents for help, and managing an office affair.


Human Survival and Consciousness Evolution

Human Survival and Consciousness Evolution

Author: Stanislav Grof

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1988-01-01

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780887065279

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In addition to the apocalyptic prospect of global nuclear destruction, there are other dismal scenarios involving resource and environmental issues that are less imminent but still serious in the long term. Past analyses, seeking remedies, have focused on symptoms rather than causes. They represent extensions and expressions of the same philosophies and strategies that created these situations. This book brings a fresh and optimistic perspective to the problem area. It explores modern consciousness research and transpersonal psychology for practices that accelerate the development of consciousness. It covers a wide range from laboratory techniques of experimental psychiatry, transpersonal psychotherapies, and Jungian psychology to the Oriental and Western mystical traditions.


Soul, Body, and Survival

Soul, Body, and Survival

Author: Kevin Corcoran

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780801438295

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How are soul and body related to one another? Are human beings immaterial souls, or complex physical organisms? Will we survive the death of our bodies? Does only the dualist view allow the possibility of life after death? This collection brings together cutting-edge research on the metaphysics of human nature and the possibility of post-mortem survival.Kevin Corcoran's collection, Soul, Body, and Survival, includes chapters from those who embrace traditional soul-body dualism, those who assert person-body identity, and those who propose entirely new views that fall outside the categories of monism and dualism. The first book to connect the metaphysics of persons with the belief in life after death, thus intersecting with theological as well as philosophical inquiry, it blurs the divide between metaphysics and the philosophy of mind.


One World

One World

Author: Robert Lanza

Publisher: Health Press

Published: 2003-06

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780929173337

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Contributors such as Jimmy Carter, Jonathan Mann, Carl Sagan, Jonas Salk, Linus Pauling, and Robert Gallo examine health and disease on a global scale, from a perspective that encompasses the well-being of the whole of humanity. This enormous project offers a view of the planet's future through the eyes of dozens of the world's best and brightest minds.


The Human Body Survival Guide

The Human Body Survival Guide

Author: George Ivanoff

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781760896744

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What's the biggest organ in the human body? Does your hair continue to grow after you die? What does a healthy poo look like? Don't worry, The Human Body Survival Guide has the facts and advice you need to survive living in your body! Our bodies, inside and out, can seem disgusting. There's blood and guts, burps and farts. We secrete spit and snot and sweat. Everywhere we go, we're shedding bits of ourselves. Skin. Hair. Nails. And our bodies are a breeding ground for germs, bacteria, fungus, lice and more. The Human Body Survival Guide will take you on a weird and wonderful journey, and teach you just how amazing and complex your body is. Hold on to your insides . . . Here we go!