Subjects of the World - Darwin''s Rhetoric and the Study of Agency in Nature

Being human while trying to scientifically study human nature confronts us with our most vexing problem. What we need to move forward in our understanding of human agency, this book argues, is a reform in the way we study ourselves and a long overdue break with traditional humanist thinking.

About the author

Paul Sheldon Davies is professor of philosophy at the College of William and Mary. He is the author of Norms of Nature.

Summary

Being human while trying to scientifically study human nature confronts us with our most vexing problem. What we need to move forward in our understanding of human agency, this book argues, is a reform in the way we study ourselves and a long overdue break with traditional humanist thinking.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Sheldon Davies, Davies Paul Sheldon
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.06.2014
• EAN: 9780226137636
• ISBN: 978-0-226-13763-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, Biology, life sciences