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The Battle for Human Nature : Science, Morality and Modern Life
Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780393304459
- ISBN-10: 0393304450
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publish Date: August 1987
- Dimensions: 7.98 x 5 x 0.92 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.84 pounds
- Page Count: 352
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