Ch. 1. The theory -- ch. 2. The sceptics -- ch. 3. Internecine strife -- ch. 4. Implications and conditionals -- ch. 5. Biology as destiny -- ch. 6. Blameless puppets -- ch. 7. Selfish genes and moral animals -- ch. 8. The end of ethics -- ch. 9. Onwards and upwards -- ch. 10. The real differences
Summary
Human Nature After Darwin is an original investigation of the implications of Darwinism for our understanding of ourselves and our situation. It casts new light on current Darwinian controversies, also providing an introduction to philosophical reasoning and a range of philosophical problems. Janet Radcliffe Richards claims that many current battles about Darwinism are based on mistaken assumptions about the implications of the rival views. Her analysis of these implications provides a much-needed guide to the fundamentals of Darwinism and the so-called Darwin wars, as well as prov
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-308) and index
