Being Human Cover Being Human: A Darwinian Theory of Human Behavior
by Paul R. Lawrence

Being Human moves beyond Driven by offering a more unified theory of human behavior. In particular it offers a synthesis of the latest neuroscience findings on how the human prefrontal cortex works to check and balance the motivational impulses or drives generated by the unconscious brain. The Introduction to Being Human will help orient readers by presenting an overview of the entire book.

The book is available to be downloaded and read in a number of different styles - individual chapters or the entire manuscript in PDF format.

PDF Individual Chapters:

  Introduction
 Part I: Toward a Unified Theory of Human Behavior
Chapter 1 :  What are the Distinctive Features That All Humans Share?
  Chapter 2 :  Motivation And Emotion: Four Human Drives
  Chapter 3 :  Fitting It All Together: Impulses/Checks/Balances
  Part II: Deep Human History
Chapter 4 : How Human Brain Evolved
  Chapter 5 :  The Transition To The Historic Period
  Chapter 6 :  Overview Of The Darwinian Theory Of Human Behavior
  Part III :  A Theory Informed Interpretation Of The Historic Period
Chapter 7 : The Evolving Political Institutions of the Historic Period
  Chapter 8 :  Evolving Economic Institutions: A Darwinian View Of Corporations
  Chapter 9 :  Evolving Institutions Of Human Meaning: Art, Religion, And Science 
  Part IV: Possible Applications of the Renewed Darwinian Theory of Human Behavior
Chapter 10 :  Keeping On-Track: Self, Family, Community
  Chapter 11 : Keeping On-Track: Corporations And Nations
  Chapter 12 :  Keeping On-Track: Multinational Corporations And World Governance 

 

PDF of the Whole Book: Being Human Complete (1.62MB)
Copyright 2008 Paul R. Lawrence