Books like Behave
Loved Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky? Here are 6 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About Behave →6 books
- 1Incognito
Incognito
David EaglemanA readable account of how unconscious brain processes shape decisions and behaviour, closely related to the neurobiology that opens Sapolsky's book.
- 2Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel KahnemanA study of how automatic and deliberate processes shape human judgement, useful for readers interested in the gap between intention and action.
Books like it → - 3The Blank Slate
The Blank Slate
Steven PinkerA defence of the role of human nature and biology in behaviour, which takes up the nature-and-nurture debate that Sapolsky addresses throughout.
- 4The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene
Richard DawkinsA foundational account of evolution and genetic inheritance, covering the deep-history explanations that Sapolsky reaches near the end of his book.
- 5The Lucifer Effect
The Lucifer Effect
Philip G. ZimbardoAn examination of how situations and social pressures can lead ordinary people to harmful behaviour, which connects to Sapolsky's emphasis on environment and context.
- 6Sapiens
Sapiens
Yuval Noah HarariA wide-ranging account of human history and culture that covers the collective, societal level Sapolsky reaches in the later chapters.
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