Sociobiology as Fiction From: The Washington Post | Date: October 22, 2002| Author: Jabari Asim | Copyright 2002 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

THE GYPSY MAN

By Robert Bausch

Harcourt. 495 pp. $25

Is it biology that makes one human being a hero and another a coward? When a woman rescues a stranger from a burning building, is she acting out of free will or simply obeying the hard-wired dictates of her genes? If our natures are genetically predetermined, of what use are efforts to nurture us toward other behaviors? Are human minds blank slates at birth, awaiting the imprint of abstract qualities such as intelligence...

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