Beyond evolution: human nature and the limits of evolutionary explanation

The author "examines the nature of human self-consciousness, and argues that evolutionary theory cannot give a satisfactory account of such distinctive facets of human life as the quest for knowledge, moral sense, and the appreciation of beauty; in these we transcend our biological origins.&quo...

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1. Verfasser: O'Hear, Anthony 1942- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Clarendon Press 1997
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Zusammenfassung:The author "examines the nature of human self-consciousness, and argues that evolutionary theory cannot give a satisfactory account of such distinctive facets of human life as the quest for knowledge, moral sense, and the appreciation of beauty; in these we transcend our biological origins."--Jacket.
Beschreibung:VIII, 220 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:0198242549

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