{"product_id":"9781137592873","title":"Human Nature and the Limits of Darwinism","description":" 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year: \u003c\/strong\u003e2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprint: \u003c\/strong\u003ePalgrave Macmillan US\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFormat: H\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWeight (Gram): 3997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whitley R.P. Kaufman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41276365701298,"sku":"9781137592873","price":1991666.6,"currency_code":"IDR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/5382\/4178\/products\/1137592877.01_SCLZZZZZZZ.jpg?v=1636164924","url":"https:\/\/readabook.store\/en-id\/products\/9781137592873","provider":"READABOOK BY ALKEM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}