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“Zoocentrism is the primary fallacy of human sociobiology, for this view of human behavior rests on the argument that if the actions of "lower" animals with simple nervous systems arise as genetic products of natural selection, then human behavior should have a similar basis.”

“Rational behavior ... depends upon a ceaseless flow of data from the environment. It depends upon the power of the individual to predict, with at least a fair success, the outcome of his own actions. To do this, he must be able to predict how the environment will respond to his acts. Sanity, itself, thus hinges on man's ability to predict his immediate, personal future on the basis of information fed him by the environment.”

Men Able Action Individual Ability Environment Information Depends Future Behavior Fairs Flow Bases Rational Data Outcomes Feds Sanity Hinges

Book:future shock

Source: future shock

“It shouldn't be difficult, then, to make the transposition at this point into the early Christian vision of Jesus and the Spirit and the way in which the material world is both celebrated and renewed through their work. The Jewish basis for the early Christian patterns of belief and behavior is clear. It is important that God's people are embodied, because God made this world and has no intention of abandoning it. The material of creation is a vessel made to be filled with God's new life and glory, even though the transformation may involve suffering, persecution, and martyrdom.”

“If networks are to be more efficient...this will come about only on the basis of a high level of trust and the existence of shared norms of ethical behavior between network members”

Ifs Levels Existence Members Behavior Bases Ethical Efficient Norm High Level Ethical Behavior

Author:Francis Fukuyama

“We rarely use much debt and, when we do, we attempt to structure it on a long-term fixed rate basis. We will reject interesting opportunities rather than over-leverage our balance sheet. This conservatism has penalized our results but it is the only behavior that leaves us comfortable, considering our fiduciary obligations to policyholders, depositors, lenders and the many equity holders who have committed unusually large portions of their net worth to our care.”

“Widely dispersed knowledge concerning the important role of basic cooperative processes among living beings may lead to the acceptance of cooperation as a guiding principle both in social theory and as a basis for human behavior. Such a development when it occurs will alter the course of human history.”

“The basis of all good human behavior is kindness.”

Humans Kindness Behavior Bases Human Behavior

Book:What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt

Source: What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt

“One of many challenges is of course to create a legal basis for copyright issues that's up to date with both modern distribution, consumer behavior and the rights and needs of creators and copyright holders.”

Needs Courses Challenges Issues Rights Modern Behavior Bases Creator Consumers Distribution Copyright Up To Date

Author:Lisa Langseth

“If you want good behavior, don't pay on a commission basis. Our judges aren't paid so much a case. We keep them pretty well isolated with a fixed salary. Judges in this whole thing have come out pretty well - there have been relatively few scandals.”

Ifs Want Wells Has Beens Whole Pay Cases Judging Behavior Bases Paid Fixed Isolated Scandal Salary Good Behavior

Author:Charlie Munger

“Knowing about the neurobiological and evolutionary basis for social behavior can soften the arrogance and self-righteousness that often attends discussions of morality. It may help us all to think a little more carefully and rationally.”

Thinking May Littles Self Helping Social Knowing Morality Behavior Bases Discussion Arrogance Righteousness Self Righteousness Social Behavior

Author:Patricia Churchland

“One of the main jobs of conciousness is to keep our life tied together into a coherent story, a self-concept. It does this by generating explanations of behaviors on the basis of our self image, images, memories of the past, expectations of the future, the present social situation, and the physical environment in which behavior is produced.”

Doe Self Stories Together Jobs Past Social Memories Situation Environment Our Lives Behavior Expectations Concepts Bases Explanation Tied Self Concept Past Memories

Author:Joseph E. LeDoux

“It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere... Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.”

“Personally, I don't deal much in theory. I have to deal with the facts. And on the basis of facts, I don't see much difference in the behavior of men and women.”

Men Facts Sex Differences Deals Theory Behavior Men And Women Bases Battle Of The Sexes

Book:Michael Crichton: Two Complete Novels

Source: Michael Crichton: Two Complete Novels

“Manic-depression distorts moods and thoughts, incites dreadful behaviors, destroys the basis of rational thought, and too often erodes the desire and will to live. It is an illness that is biological in its origins, yet one that feels psychological in the experience of it, an illness that is unique in conferring advantage and pleasure, yet one that brings in its wake almost unendurable suffering and, not infrequently, suicide.”

Source: An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

“Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people's stories, it's easier to understand their demeanor.”

People Humans Stories Understanding Judging Easier Behavior Experience Bases Backgrounds Judgement Behaviour Human Behavior Comprehension Demeanor Comprehending

Author:Joel Osteen