An attempt to transcend evolutionary determinism, this perceptive book offers suggestions for breaking the control of genetically programmed behaviors, such as being obsessed with foodor sex, which threaten, instead of further, survival. The proposed solution is to concentrate on stimulating activities that make one feel in tune with the surrounding world and free from cultural illusions, thus helping reduce oppression, exploitation, and injustice."Un intento a trascender el determinismo de la herencia evolutiva, este libro perceptivo ofrece sugerencias para romper el control de los comportamientos geneticamente programados, como las obsesiones con la comidao el sexo, los cualesamenazan, en vez de avanzar, la supervivencia. La solucion, segun el autor, es concentrarse en actividades estimulantes que lehagan sentirse a unoequilibrado con el mundo que le rodea y liberado de ilusiones culturalesal fin de ayudar reducir la opresion, la explotacion o la injusticia."" show more
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a professor and dean of psychology at the University of Chicago. He lives in Chicago. show more
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