[Marxism-Thaxis] Re: [marxistphilosophy] Sociobiology in the USSR

[Ralph Dumain]

It's a fascinating story, and it illustrates the incredible ideological 
naivete the intellectuals produced by class societies, whether of the 
capitalist or Stalinist sort.  Wilson and Skinner on the one hand, the 
Soviets on the other (except this Dubinin looks like a smart fellow)--what 
fools!

At 11:09 AM 3/25/2004 -0500, Jim Farmelant wrote:


Loren Graham in his 1987 book *Science, Philosophy,
and Human Behavior in the Soviet Union*, amongst
other things noted that E.O. Wilson's writings on
sociobiology received a rather surprisingly favorable
reception in the Soviet Union, despite the fact that
Wilson's theories concerning the biological roots
of human behavior seemed to go against some
basic tenets of Marxism.  ...........................


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