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One page book report on ANY of the following books:
Consciousness
Grand, Steve CREATION, LIFE AND HOW TO MAKE IT. (2001) library, how to make a computer program live I
like it.
Hofstadter, D I AM A STRANGE LOOP (2007) author of Godel,Escher,Bach. Strange, not simple. Great ideas
on consciousness
Haidt, J THE HAPPINESS HYPOTHESIS (2006) Love it. Greek, Buddhist philosophy at the root of modern
psychology
Gazzaniga,M THE SOCIAL BRAIN (1985) Split brain studies- old, but good review
Jaynes,J THE ORIGIN OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BICAMERAL MIND (1976)
wierd I like it. Consciousness developed due to language and culture about 1000BC, controversial Only need
read Book 1, Bk 2 1-4, Bk 3 1,2,5
Evolution (not behavior)
Gonick & Wheelis THE CARTOON GUIDE TO GENETICS (1983) Barnes & Noble- excellent, remarkably
thorough guide to genetics introduction and advanced genetics, easiest way to learn
Gould, S.J. EVER SINCE DARWIN Essays 1-3,5-12,18,20-3 My favorite evolution writer, altruism, neotony
THE PANDAS THUMB Essays 1,3,4,6,7,9, 13-18, 23,30
HENS TEETH AND HORSES TOES Essays 1-4,11-15,19-26 Rate Development genes
Morgan, E. THE SCARS OF EVOLUTION (1994) the aquatic ape theory -humans evolved in water swamps,
very interesting
Dawkins, R. THE BLIND WATCHMAKER Disagrees with Gould- argues for evolution in slow small steps.
Good, but long
Sociobiology
Dawkins, R. THE SELFISH GENE A classic,we are gene machines. good beginning and end, tedious in the
middle
Judson, Olivia DR. TATIANA’S SEX ADVICE to all creation (2002) “I’m a sleek young California mouse and am
so in heat”
Daly & Wilson SEX,EVOLUTION AND BEHAVIOR (1983) library, a little dull
Wrangham&Peterson DEMONIC MALES (1996) male chimps kill and rape, males are not nice, sociobiology of
war. I like it.
Diamond,J THE THIRD CHIMPANZEE (1992) sociobiology with a social conscious. Humans are 3rd chimp
Diamond,J GUNS,GERMS AND STEEL (1998) world history is due to luck of the environment, good but long
Eating
Mintz SWEETNESS AND POWER (1986) How sugar has shaped western history,led to American
independence
Moss, Michael SUGAR, SALT, FAT(2014) How big companies manipulate taste
Hormones
Colapinto, J AS NATURE MADE HIM (2001) Identical twin whose penis was burned off, raised as a girlcompelling real story
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Money,J. SIN, SICKNESS OR STATUS? (1987) American Psychologist Vol.42, pg 384 I have copy. Other side
of Colapinto
Svare, B.B. HORMONES AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR Library
Homosexuality
Bagemihl, B BIOLOGICAL EXUBERANCE (1999) Alternative sex behavior in a LOT of animals (you thought
you were weird)
Mental Illness
Nazeer, Kamran SEND IN THE IDIOTS (2006) Stories of high functioning autistics, discussion of autistics
perceptions
Grandin, Temple THINKING IN PICTURES (1996) Autism. She relates to animals better than humans. “See”
things as an animal
Rapoport,Judith THE BOY WHO COULDN’T STOP WASHING(1989) OCD, interesting, easy reading, but drug
treatment outdated
Jameson, Kay NIGHT FALLS FAST (1999) Suicide: biochemical ,social and moving personal accounts- good,
but not happy
Hartman, T ADD. A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE (1997) People with ADD are hunters, living in a world
designed for farmers
Kushner, H. A CURSING BRAIN (1999) The histories of Tourette’s Syndrome
Neuropharmacology
Perrine, D. CHEMISTRY OF MIND-ALTERING DRUGS (1996) library- lots of info and history
McKim, W.A. DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR: AN INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY (1986)
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Library
Liebman & Cooper THE NEUROPHARMACOLOGICAL BASIS OF REWARD (1989) library a little dull
Neuropsychology
Sacks, Oliver THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT (1985) Interesting,easy case histories of brain
disorders.
Sacks, Oliver AN ANTHROPOLOGIST FROM MARS longer cases, a lovely description of autism, basis of
movie Blind Sight
Karlen, A NAPOLEON’S GLANDS(1996) Library. Napoleon lost Waterloo because of hemorrhoids. Lincoln had
Marfan’s etc.
Springer et al LEFT BRAIN, RIGHT BRAIN (1981) Library. differences in speech, emotions
Cohen, S THE LEFT HANDER SYNDROME (1992) Library. lefties die early? Is there something wrong with
lefties?
Corballes, M THE LOPSIDED APE (1991) Library. left-right brain differences
Sleep
Lavie, P THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF SLEEP (1996) library. ok summary of dreaming, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

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s regarding environmental issues as a threat but this do by a referent object in a specific social, political, linguistic structure. (Stritzel, 2007) The vague conceptualisation of the specific referent object as mentioned by the Copenhagen School – need the post-structural position created by the second generation of securitisation scholars where they stress the importance of the role the audience play along with setting the socio-political environment. (Salter, 2008) The purpose of this essay was to assess critically the strengths and weaknesses of the securitisation theory. After discussing the concept of the securitisation theory as conceptualised by the Copenhagen School, the essay went on to discuss how the theory was developed by second generation of securitization scholars by focusing on “what conditions the social content and meaning of security produced threats.” (Balzacq, 2010) The essay then went on to discuss the stance the Aberystwyth School had on the voice of the audience and finally, the idea of environmental securitisation was discussed. It can be argued that security may not be a negative practice, which as discussed above involves the use of hard power but instead the emancipation from the “relative objectivism” affecting both traditional stance on security and the Copenhagen School work. Therefore, it can be said that the concept of security can be revised to provide a unified position on security. In regard to the securitisation of environmental degradation, environmental issues can be tackled rather than those issues being exploited politically. This essay has provided a range of strength and weaknesses to the Securitisation theory.

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