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Beast and Man: The Roots of Human Nature

By Mary Midgley

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1995
ISBN
0415127408, 9780415127400, 0415289866, 9780415289863
LCC
BD450 .M496 1995
Open Library ID
OL1275908M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2071661 bytes)
Series
Routledge Classics
Edition
2
Pages
314\314
Library
demonoid.me
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-03-06 17:00:15

Description

Philosophers have traditionally concentrated on the qualities that make human beings different from other species. In Beast and Man Mary Midgley, one of our foremost intellectuals, stresses continuities. What makes people tick? Largely, she asserts, the same things as animals. She tells us humans are rather more like other animals than we previously allowed ourselves to believe, and reminds us just how primitive we are in comparison to the sophistication of many animals. A veritable classic for our age, Beast and Man has helped change the way we think about ourselves and the world in which we live.

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