The Infanticidal Logic of Evolution and Culture
Author | : A. Samuel Kimball |
Publisher | : University of Delaware Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 087413952X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780874139525 |
Rating | : 4/5 (525 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Infanticidal Logic of Evolution and Culture written by A. Samuel Kimball and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that, because existence costs (the two words are cognates), any living thing must economize - shift more of its energy costs onto the world, including other living things, than its competitors are able to; that to economize is therefore to engage in exchanges that are sacrificial at their core; and that such economization is infanticidal in its ultimate implications. A. Samuel Kimball is Associate Professor of English at the University of North Florida.