Leschziner, Guy

Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human

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ISBN 13:: 9780008615697
author:: Leschziner, Guy
format:: Hardback
publisher:: William Collins
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2025
Pages:: 336
Dimensions:: 24 x 15.9 x 3.5 centimetres (0.6
Genre:: Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Popular Culture,
Condition:: New
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The seven deadly sins are often seen as moral failings, but what if they are simply human functions that aid us? Dr Guy Leschziner, a professor of neurology and sleep medicine, explores the underlying nature of these vices, revealing their neuroscientific and psychological basis, and how certain medical disorders can give rise to them. Drawing on his clinical practice, Dr Leschziner examines how illness can expose what lies within us, and how the origins of these traits lie in evolutionary imperatives to preserve the wellbeing of the tribe. This book reexamines where the boundaries between normal human nature, pathology and sin are drawn, and whether these hard-wired traits truly represent sin, or simply the intensity of our intrinsic desire to survive and thrive. By combining cutting-edge science with real-life experience, Dr Leschziner sheds new light on the complex relationship between our biology and our behaviour, raising fundamental questions about responsibility and blame in the face of 'sin'.

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