The Character of Human Institutions: Robin Fox and the Rise of Biosocial Science

This volume celebrates the life and work of Robin Fox and the idea of a biosocial science. Robin Fox inspired many with an evolutionary vision of humanity that goes beyond narrow disciplinary boundaries and embraces the "universal history of mankind." This engaging collection covers Fox’s life and his contributions, the meaning and function of laughter, the unforgiving discipline of writing popular anthropology, extreme drinking rituals among young men training… (more)

This volume celebrates the life and work of Robin Fox and the idea of a biosocial science. Robin Fox inspired many with an evolutionary vision of humanity that goes beyond narrow disciplinary boundaries and embraces the "universal history of mankind." This engaging collection covers Fox’s life and his contributions, the meaning and function of laughter, the unforgiving discipline of writing popular anthropology, extreme drinking rituals among young men training in the British army, the conflict between science and anti-science, and more.