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Human nature and the limits of Darwinism[electronic resource] /

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
杜威分類號:	128
書名/作者:	Human nature and the limits of Darwinism/ by Whitley R.P. Kaufman.
作者:	Kaufman, Whitley R.P.
出版者:	New York : : Palgrave Macmillan US :, 2016.
面頁冊數:	vi, 222 p. : : digital ;; 22 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
標題:	Philosophy.
標題:	Philosophy of Man.
標題:	Ontology.
標題:	Philosophical Traditions.
標題:	Modern Philosophy.
標題:	Philosophical anthropology.
標題:	Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy.
ISBN:	9781137592880
ISBN:	9781137592873
摘要、提要註:	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.
電子資源:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59288-0

Human nature and the limits of Darwinism[electronic resource] /
Kaufman, Whitley R.P.

Human nature and the limits of Darwinism[electronic resource] /by Whitley R.P. Kaufman. - New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :2016. - vi, 222 p. :digital ;22 cm.

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.

ISBN: 9781137592880

Standard No.: 10.1057/978-1-137-59288-0doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

179430
Philosophy.

LC Class. No.: BD450 / .K354 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 128

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