{"product_id":"9780197699256","title":"The Quest for Human Nature : What Philosophy and Science Have Learned","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the last fifty years, scholars in biology, psychology, anthropology, and cognate fields have substantially enriched traditional philosophical theories about who we are and where we come from. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe assumption of a shared human nature lies at the core of some of the most pressing socio-political issues of our time. From race to sex and gender, from medical therapy to disability, from biotechnological enhancement to transhumanism, all these timely debates presuppose a robust notion of human nature. Nevertheless, the riddle of human nature remains frustratingly elusive. Why? Marco J. Nathan here provides an accessible, detailed, and up-to-date overview of cutting-edge empirical research on human nature, including evolutionary psychology, critiques of essentialism, innateness, and genetic determinism, addressing the question of why these fields have failed to provide a full-blown theory of human nature. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNathan's answer is that our nature is not the kind of notion that is susceptible to explanation. Human nature rather plays a crucial role as an epistemological indicator, a pivotal concept that sets out the agenda for much social, political, and normative discourse. Nevertheless, science cannot adequately grasp it without dissolving it in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45376831193167,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":1365.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/9174\/2287\/files\/9780197699256-1.jpg?v=1780183221","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/en\/products\/9780197699256","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}