Mary Midgley

The Solitary Self

Darwin and the Selfish Gene

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 178g
• ISBN-13: 9781844652532
• ISBN-10: 184465253X
• Artikelnr.: 29580640

Autorenporträt

Mary Midgely (1919-2018)was a moral philosopher and the author of many books, most recently The Myths We Live By.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Pseudo-Darwinism and social atomism 2. The background:
egoism from Hobbes to R. D. Laing 3. The natural springs of morality 4.
Coming to terms with reason 5. Darwin's new broom 6. The self's strange
adventures Conclusion: the wider perspective Bibliography Index