书目名称 | Human Nature and the Limits of Darwinism | 编辑 | Whitley R.P. Kaufman | 视频video | | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | . This book compares two competing theories of human nature: the moretraditional theory espoused in different forms by centuries of westernphilosophy and the newer, Darwinian model. In the traditional view, the human being is a hybrid being, with alower, animal nature and a higher, rational or “spiritual” component. Thecompeting Darwinian account does away with the idea of a higher nature andattempts to provide a complete reduction of human nature to the evolutionarygoals of survival and reproduction. . Whitley Kaufman. presents thecase that the traditional conception, regardless of one‘s religious views orother beliefs, provides a superior account of human nature and culture. We areanimals, but we are also rational animals. ..Kaufman explores the most fundamental philosophical questions as theyrelate to this debate over human nature—for example: Is free will an illusion?Is morality a product ofevolution, with no objective basis? Isreason 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 thecompeting views of human nature and pr | 出版日期 | Book 2016 | 关键词 | Human nature; Charles Darwin; Evolution; Sociobiology; Evolutionary ethics; Literature; Ethics | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59288-0 | isbn_softcover | 978-1-349-95514-5 | isbn_ebook | 978-1-137-59288-0 | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 |
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