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May 16, 2012david livingstone smith, essentialism, evolution, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, less than human, natural kinds, naturalism

What Does It Mean to Be Human?

My chum David Livingstone Smith has this piece in Psychology Today. David LivingstoneHumanPsychology TodaySocial science

April 19, 2012Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, david livingstone smith, less than human

“Less Than Human” wins 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

Here’s a scoop. My chum and colleague David Livingstone Smith’s Less Than Human has been awarded 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for non-fiction. Nice one DLS! Proud to know you (even before the award!)

September 7, 2011david livingstone smith, evolutionary psychology, less than human

My chum David is still getting lot’s of coverage for Less Than Human – see this review at Metapsychology.

June 21, 2011david livingstone smith, dehumanization, less than human

Less Than Human: Taking on a Reviewer

I know that David wasn’t happy with Barbara Ehrenreich’s review. Here is Dave’s response – pasted in below as well. To the Editors: It is difficult for an author to respond to a review without sounding churlish, but at the same time, it is incumbent upon an author not to allow misrepresentations of his or…

June 7, 2011david livingstone smith, evolution, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, killing, less than human

Less than Human

My chum David being interviewed by a local Portland magazine programme here and featured on the BBC.

April 17, 2011david livingstone smith, essentialism, ethics, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, less than human, neurophilosophy, neuroscience

Less Than Human

My chum David Livingstone Smith’s latest book is getting some good coverage. The latest review of Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave and Exterminate Others can be found in Scientific American.

March 5, 2011david livingstone smith, dehumanization, ethics, evolution, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, genocide, less than human, moral philosophy, war

A Philosophy of Genocide’s Roots

My chum David Livingstone Smith’s latest book (that I have been trailing) has just been reviewed in the New York Times. The subject matter is as timely as ever and is a cracking read accessible for a general audience and an academic audience.

January 5, 2011anthropology, cognitive science, david livingstone smith, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, homophobia, less than human, military propaganda, racism, xenophobia

Less Than Human

I want to give a plug to the soon to be released book by my chum David Livingstone Smith. DLS has that wonderful ability to make serious reading very accessible while never dumbing down the subject matter. Here is a just released UNE article on DLS. See here for the book’s Amazon page listing endorsements…