Human Nature after Darwin
Janet Radcliffe Richards
Human Nature after Darwin - London Routledge 2000 - VII, 313 p. 25 cm.
Acknowledgements Introduction1. The theory 2. The sceptics 3. Internecine strife 4. Implications and conditionals 5. Biology as destiny 6. Blameless puppets 7. Selfish genes and moral animals 8. The end of ethics 9. Onwards and upwards 10. The real differencesNotes Answers to exercises Revision questions Answers to revision questions Suggestions for further reading Bibliography Index
A clear introduction to the implications of the Darwinian revolution for our understanding of human nature. Fosters skills in thinking about human nature and critical discussion of Darwin's arguments and those of his key commentators.
9780415212441
Darwin, Charles -- 1809-1882
575.8 RIC-H .PS
Human Nature after Darwin - London Routledge 2000 - VII, 313 p. 25 cm.
Acknowledgements Introduction1. The theory 2. The sceptics 3. Internecine strife 4. Implications and conditionals 5. Biology as destiny 6. Blameless puppets 7. Selfish genes and moral animals 8. The end of ethics 9. Onwards and upwards 10. The real differencesNotes Answers to exercises Revision questions Answers to revision questions Suggestions for further reading Bibliography Index
A clear introduction to the implications of the Darwinian revolution for our understanding of human nature. Fosters skills in thinking about human nature and critical discussion of Darwin's arguments and those of his key commentators.
9780415212441
Darwin, Charles -- 1809-1882
575.8 RIC-H .PS