02640nam 2200589Ia 450 991096847810332120200520144314.097801915196660191519669(MiAaPQ)EBC7033949(CKB)24235096900041(MiAaPQ)EBC3052751(Au-PeEL)EBL3052751(CaPaEBR)ebr10272853(CaONFJC)MIL197049(OCoLC)922953913(OCoLC)38059622(FINmELB)ELB163850(Au-PeEL)EBL7033949(EXLCZ)992423509690004119971231d1997 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBeyond evolution human nature and the limits of evolutionary explanation /Anthony O'HearOxford Clarendon Press ;New York Oxford University Press1997viii, 220 pEarly versions of parts of the book have been previously published in several magazines, 1989-1997.Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Preface -- 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 -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.Anthony O'Hear takes a stand against the fashion for explaining human behaviour in terms of evolution. He argues that evolutionary theory, successful as it is in explaining the development of living things, cannot give a satisfactory account of such distinctive facets of human life as self-consciousness, the quest for knowledge, moral sense, and the appreciation of beauty; in these we transcend our biological origins.Philosophy of mindPhilosophical anthropologyEvolutionEvolution (Biology)PhilosophyHuman evolutionPhilosophy of mind.Philosophical anthropology.Evolution.Evolution (Biology)Philosophy.Human evolution.128O'Hear Anthony462533MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968478103321Beyond evolution4465083UNINA