Taylor & Francis Ltd - Arguing About Human Nature Contemporary Debates - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Arguing About Human Nature covers recent debates - - arising from biology philosophy psychology and physical anthropology - - that together systematically examine what it means to be human. Thirty - five essays - - several of them appearing here for the first time in print - - were carefully selected to offer competing perspectives on 12 different topics related to human nature. The context and main threads of the debates are highlighted and explained by the editors in a short clear introduction to each of the 12 topics. Authors include Louise Anthony Patrick Bateson David Buller John Dupre Paul Griffiths Sally Haslanger Richard Lewontin Ron Mallon and E. O. Wilson. Contributors Rachel Cooper Nancy Holmstrom Kim Sterelny and Elizabeth Cashdan provide brand new chapters in these debates. Suggested Reading lists offer curious readers new resources for exploring these debates further. A rguing About Human Nature is the first volume of its kind designed to introduce to an interdisciplinary student audience some of the most important arguments on the subject generated by scientific research and philosophical reflection.
Title: Arguing About Human Nature Contemporary Debates
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415894401
Pages: 602 Pages, 15 Tables, Black And White
Publication Date: 3/19/2013
Series: Arguing About Philosophy
Category: Philosophy: Epistemology & Theory Of Knowledge