The concept of a 'human nature'or 'human natures' retains a central role in theorizing about
the human experience. In Homo sapiens it is clear that we have a suite of capacities …

An essential introduction to the philosophy of biology This is a concise, comprehensive, and
accessible introduction to the philosophy of biology written by a leading authority on the …

As children, we learn life is unfair: bad things happen to good people and good things
happen to bad people. So, it is natural to ask," Why play fairly in an unfair world? If being …

We situate Henrich's book in the larger research tradition of which it is a part and show how
he presents a wide array of recent psychological, physiological, and neurological data as …

The characteristics and causes of human nature constitute one of the oldest and most
contested topics of inquiry. A scientifically credible account of human nature must assimilate …

Conservation ultimately comes down to people–their behaviors toward nature, their beliefs
about its value, and their ability to protect it without sacrificing basic life needs. And so …

Recent philosophical work on the concept of human nature disagrees on how to respond to
the Darwinian challenge, according to which biological species do not have traditional …

In Philosophy's Role in Counseling and Psychotherapy, Peter Raabe argues that philosophy
is an effective method in treating mental illness. Calling for a paradigm shift away from the …

How Biology Shapes Philosophy is a seminal contribution to the emerging field of
biophilosophy. It brings together work by philosophers who draw on biology to address …

Human genetic enhancement, examined from the standpoint of the new field of political
bioethics, displaces the age-old question of truth: What is human nature? This book …