Mohlo by se vám také líbit

Více informací o knize Human Nature and the Limits of Darwinism

• Parametry knihy
• Anotace
• Oblíbené z jiného soudku

Nákupem získáte 168 bodů

Anotace knihy

This book compares two competing theories of human nature: the more§traditional theory espoused in different forms by centuries of western§philosophy and the newer, Darwinian model.§In the traditional view, the human being is a hybrid being, with a§lower, animal nature and a higher, rational or "spiritual" component. The§competing Darwinian account does away with the idea of a higher nature and§attempts to provide a complete reduction of human nature to the evolutionary§goals of survival and reproduction. Whitley Kaufman presents the§case that the traditional conception, regardless of one's religious views or§other beliefs, provides a superior account of human nature and culture. We are§animals, but we are also rational animals.§§Kaufman explores the most fundamental philosophical questions as they§relate to this debate over human nature-for example: Is free will an illusion?§Is morality a product of§evolution, with no objective basis? Is§reason merely a tool for promoting reproductive success? Is art an adaptation for attracting mates?§Is there any higher meaning or purpose to human life? Human Nature and the Limits of§Darwinism aims to assess the§competing views of human nature and present a clear account of the issues on§this most pressing of questions. It engages in a close analysis§of the numerous recent attempts to explain all human aims in terms of§Darwinian processes and presents the arguments in§support of the traditional conception of human nature.§§

Parametry knihy

Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Humanities Philosophy History of Western philosophy

• Plný název: Human Nature and the Limits of Darwinism
• Autor: Whitley R. P. Kaufman
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Pevná
• Počet stran: 222
• EAN: 9781137592873
• ISBN: 1137592877
• ID: 02936571
• Nakladatelství: Palgrave Macmillan
• Hmotnost: 430 g
• Rozměry: 157 × 238 × 18 mm
• Datum vydání: 10. June 2016

Oblíbené z jiného soudku

---

---

---