''The Ape-Man Within'' is a 1995
science book
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by
L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biog ...
, published in hardcover by
Prometheus Books.
Summary
The book undertakes to demonstrate how humankind's self-inflicted problems are rooted in its evolutionary past, with primitive survival traits appropriate to ancestral primates who were organized in small, foraging bands still manifesting in modern societies as competitive, adversarial behavior.
Contents
*1. Darwinian Man
*2. Our Handy Kin
*3. The Noble Savage
*4. The Breeds of Man
*5. The Phantom Aryans
*6. Race and Power
*7. Goat Island
*8. What Makes Us Tick?
*9. "And Hate Alone Is True"
*10. Conclusions
*Notes
*Bibliography
Reception
De Camp's approach to his subject has been criticized for
oversimplification
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and inaccuracy in matters of detail.
Notes
External links
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The Ape-Man Within by L. Sprague de Camp – Book Review - a positive book review by Tudor Vieru
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- a negative book review by Jeffrey McKee
1995 non-fiction books
Science books
Books by L. Sprague de Camp
Prometheus Books books
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