Thomas N Sherratt
Biographic Data
| ID | 6228702 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas N Sherratt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas N |
| FAMILY NAME | Sherratt |
| SIGNATURE | SHERRATT T N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carleton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6837-3848 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The evolutionary background to (mis)understanding an uncertain world
Misunderstandings of causality are often referred to as superstitions. More formally, superstitious behaviours can be defined as actions (or inactions) that are performed in order to increase the probability that a beneficial outcome arises when there is no causal relationship between the action and the outcome. While superstitious behaviours are common in humans, they also arise in non-human animals. Although behaving superstitiously may on firs…
Disruptive Coloration
Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution
Why do we age? Why cooperate? Why do so many species engage in sex? Why do the tropics have so many species? When did humans start to affect world climate? This book provides an introduction to a range of fundamental questions that have taxed evolutionary biologists and ecologists for decades. Some of the phenomena discussed are, on first reflection, simply puzzling to understand from an evolutionary perspective, whilst others have direct implica…
Christianity and American Democracy
Journal Article Christianity and American Democracy Get access Christianity and American Democracy. By Hugh Heclo. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2007. 312pp. $18.95 paper. Timothy Sherratt Timothy Sherratt Gordon CollegeWenham, Massachusetts [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 51, Issue 3, Summer 2009, Pages 542–543, https://doi.org/10.1093…
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Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution
Why do we age? Why cooperate? Why do so many species engage in sex? Why do the tropics have so many species? When did humans start to affect world climate? This book provides an introduction to a range of fundamental questions that have taxed evolutionary biologists and ecologists for decades. Some of the phenomena discussed are, on first reflection, simply puzzling to understand from an evolutionary perspective, whilst others have direct implica…
Christianity and American Democracy
Journal Article Christianity and American Democracy Get access Christianity and American Democracy. By Hugh Heclo. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2007. 312pp. $18.95 paper. Timothy Sherratt Timothy Sherratt Gordon CollegeWenham, Massachusetts [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 51, Issue 3, Summer 2009, Pages 542–543, https://doi.org/10.1093…
Disruptive Coloration
The evolutionary background to (mis)understanding an uncertain world
Misunderstandings of causality are often referred to as superstitions. More formally, superstitious behaviours can be defined as actions (or inactions) that are performed in order to increase the probability that a beneficial outcome arises when there is no causal relationship between the action and the outcome. While superstitious behaviours are common in humans, they also arise in non-human animals. Although behaving superstitiously may on firs…
Computer Science (3 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · 576.8 (1 work) · Algorithm (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Appeal (1 work)