Beyond evolution : human nature and the limits of evolutionary explanation / / Anthony O'Hear

• Autore: O'Hear Anthony
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Clarendon Press; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: viii, 220 p
• Disciplina: 128
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy of mind; Philosophical anthropology; Evolution; Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy; Human evolution
• Note generali: Early versions of parts of the book have been previously published in several magazines, 1989-1997.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Beyond evolution
• ISBN: 9780191519666; 0191519669
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910968478103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II