Description
| Product ID: | 9781108820431 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | A Philosopher Looks At |
| Title: | A Philosopher Looks at Human Beings |
| Authors: | Author: Michael Ruse |
| Page Count: | 222 |
| Subjects: | Philosophy, Philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social and political philosophy, Popular philosophy, History of ideas, Ethical issues and debates, Sociology, Evolution, Human biology, Ethics & moral philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Popular philosophy, History of ideas, Ethical issues & debates, Sociology, Evolution, Human biology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Why do we think ourselves superior to all other animals? Are we right to think so? In this wide-ranging and fascinating book, Michael Ruse explores these questions in religion, science and philosophy. Why do we think ourselves superior to all other animals? Are we right to think so? In this book, Michael Ruse explores these questions in religion, science and philosophy. Some people think that the world is an organism - and that humans, as its highest part, have a natural value (this view appeals particularly to people of religion). Others think that the world is a machine - and that we therefore have responsibility for making our own value judgements (including judgements about ourselves). Ruse provides a compelling analysis of these two rival views and the age-old conflict between them. In a wide-ranging and fascinating discussion, he draws on Darwinism and existentialism to argue that only the view that the world is a machine does justice to our humanity. This new series offers short and personal perspectives by expert thinkers on topics that we all encounter in our everyday lives. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-05-20 |
