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Beyond Human Nature
Jesse J. Prinz
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Description for Beyond Human Nature
Paperback. In this era of genome projects and brain scans, it is all too easy to overestimate the role of biology in human psychology. But in this passionate corrective to the idea that DNA is destiny, Prinz focuses on the most extraordinary aspect of human nature: that nurture can supplement and supplant nature. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
In this era of genome projects and brain scans, it is all too easy to overestimate the role of biology in human psychology. But in this passionate corrective to the idea that DNA is destiny, Jesse Prinz focuses on the most extraordinary aspect of human nature: that nurture can supplement and supplant nature, allowing our minds to be profoundly influenced by experience and culture. Drawing on cutting-edge research in neuroscience, psychology, and anthropology, Prinz shatters the myth of human uniformity and reveals how our differing cultures and life experiences make each of us unique. Along the way he shows that ... Read more
In this era of genome projects and brain scans, it is all too easy to overestimate the role of biology in human psychology. But in this passionate corrective to the idea that DNA is destiny, Jesse Prinz focuses on the most extraordinary aspect of human nature: that nurture can supplement and supplant nature, allowing our minds to be profoundly influenced by experience and culture. Drawing on cutting-edge research in neuroscience, psychology, and anthropology, Prinz shatters the myth of human uniformity and reveals how our differing cultures and life experiences make each of us unique. Along the way he shows that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393347890
SKU
V9780393347890
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About Jesse J. Prinz
Jesse J. Prinz is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and director of the Committee for Interdisciplinary Science Studies at the City University of New York, Graduate Center. He lives in New York.
Reviews for Beyond Human Nature
"From start to finish this book is a fine, balanced, enormously learned and informative blast on the trumpet of common sense and humane understanding."
New Statesman "Challenges the tenets of modern evolutionary psychology."
Wall Street Journal "Science writing done right."
Daily Beast "Sophisticated but accessible reading for the Pinker/Damasio/Dennett set."
Library Journal
New Statesman "Challenges the tenets of modern evolutionary psychology."
Wall Street Journal "Science writing done right."
Daily Beast "Sophisticated but accessible reading for the Pinker/Damasio/Dennett set."
Library Journal