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Beyond evolution : human nature and the limits of evolutionary explanation / Anthony O'Hear.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Hear, Anthony, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy of mind.
- Philosophical anthropology.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Evolution (Biology)--Philosophy.
- Human evolution.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 220 pages)
- Other Title:
- Human nature and the limits of evolutionary explanation
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1997.
- Summary:
- With Beyond Evolution, Anthony O'Hear takes a stand against the fashion for explaining human behaviour in terms of evolution and argues that an individual is not bound by his or her genetic and cultural inheritance.
- Contents:
- 1. Mind and Nature
- 2. Immanent and Transcendent Dimensions of Reason
- 3. Self-Conscious Belief
- 4. Evolutionary Epistemology
- 5. Evolution and Epistemological Pessimism
- 6. Morality and Politics
- 7. Beauty and the Theory of Evolution
- 8. Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 0-19-159811-9
- 0-19-825004-5
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