{"product_id":"human-nature-and-the-limits-whitley-r-p-kaufman-9781137592873","title":"Human Nature and the Limits of Darwinism","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003cb\u003e Whitley Kaufman\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKaufman 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? \u003ci\u003eHuman Nature and the Limits of Darwinism\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Whitley R. P. Kaufman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1137592877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781137592873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Whitley R. P. Kaufman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45482462740735,"sku":"9781137592873","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_982bef1d-b275-4731-9146-59d7d5b0c975.jpg?v=1715998603","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/human-nature-and-the-limits-whitley-r-p-kaufman-9781137592873","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}