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The Battle for Human Nature: Science, Morality and Modern Life

Out of the investigations and speculations of contemporary science, a challenging view of human behavior and society has emerged and gained strength. It is a view that equates “human nature” utterly and unalterably with the pursuit of self-interest. Influenced by this view, people increasingly appeal to natural imperatives, instead of moral ones, to explain and justify their actions and those of others.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 352
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780393304459
  • Release date
  • 1987