Origin of Human Nature. A ZEN Buddhist Looks at Evolution, Paperback - Albert Low

Offers an original way to integrate spiritual and scientific views of human evolution. This work offers an alternative to the way we think about ou...

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First published in 1739 to an unenthusiastic British public, Hume's "A Treatise of Human Nature" has since been referred to as one of the most sign...

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DescriptionA philosophical account of human nature that defends the concept against dehumanization, Darwinian, and developmentalist challenges.Huma...

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David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of Hume's Treatise, one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. This volum...

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At last available in paperback, this book anticipates and explains the post-structuralist turn to empiricism. Presenting a challenging reading of D...

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In the 1960s biologists and social scientists engaged in a public debate about human nature. The question-whether humans are innately aggressive or...

Why do we think ourselves superior to all other animals? Are we right to think so? In this wide-ranging and fascinating book, Michael Ruse explores...

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A challenging critique of contemporary Neo-Darwinism, advocating a new balance between science and spirituality in understanding creation.

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The study of human evolution is advancing rapidly. New fossil evidence is adding ever more pieces to the puzzle of our past; the new science of anc...