Law and the Mind
Biological Origins of Human Behavior
Margaret Gruter(Author)
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. April 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-0-8039-4046-8 (ISBN)
Description
A major contribution to the developing field of law and biology, this volume outlines Gruter's vision of what is particularly salient in modern biological theory for the law and applies these findings to two specific areas - family law and environmental law.
By concentrating on ethology, in particular how animals behave in groups, Gruter contends that the door is opened onto insights into human law. A basic proposition of the book is that legal research and practice can keep pace more effectively with changes in human society when findings from the biological sciences are known, understood and incorporated into legal thinking and practice.
By concentrating on ethology, in particular how animals behave in groups, Gruter contends that the door is opened onto insights into human law. A basic proposition of the book is that legal research and practice can keep pace more effectively with changes in human society when findings from the biological sciences are known, understood and incorporated into legal thinking and practice.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-4046-8 (9780803940468)
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Content
Prologue - Guido Calabresi
Foreword - E Donald Elliott
PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND
The Evolution of Law in Ethological Perspective
Selected Theories and Findings from Biology Relevant to Law
The Origins of Social Organization
Kinship Bonds and Family Structure in the Animal World
Legal Behavior, Group Order, and the Sense of Justice
PART TWO: HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND LEGAL NORMS IN FAMILY LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Family Law and the Functions of Sexuality
Ethology and Environmental Law
Foreword - E Donald Elliott
PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND
The Evolution of Law in Ethological Perspective
Selected Theories and Findings from Biology Relevant to Law
The Origins of Social Organization
Kinship Bonds and Family Structure in the Animal World
Legal Behavior, Group Order, and the Sense of Justice
PART TWO: HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND LEGAL NORMS IN FAMILY LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Family Law and the Functions of Sexuality
Ethology and Environmental Law