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Article: McIntyre, Lee. Dark Ages: The Case for a Science of Human Behavior.(Book review)
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- International Social Science Review
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- September 22, 2007
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McIntyre, Lee. Dark Ages: The Case for a Science of Human Behavior. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2006. xx + 144 pages. Cloth $24.95.
Dark Ages is a slender but ambitious book that tackles a number of large and complex issues. The basic argument is this: The scientific revolution of the past four centuries is the great accomplishment of human history, a "success story of unparalleled proportions" (p. 96) that gave modern humans previously unimaginable technology and mastery over the natural and physical universe. In our understanding of human behavior, however, we remain mired in a social-scientific Dark Age. While an increasing number of contemporary problems are of ...