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Beast and Man

The Roots of Human Nature
By Mary Midgley
Series: Routledge Classics
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In Beast and Man, Mary Midgley explores the similarities between humans and animals, challenging the traditional philosophical focus on human uniqueness. She argues that much of human behaviour and motivation is shared with other species, highlighting our primitive roots in contrast to the advanced behaviours seen in the animal kingdom. This thought-provoking work encourages a fresh understanding of humanity’s place in the natural world.
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Ideal for readers interested in philosophy, psychology, and the exploration of human nature through a biological and evolutionary lens. Suitable for those who appreciate intellectual discourse on the relationship between humans and animals.

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In this major work, Mary Midgley, one of our foremost intellectuals argues that humans are rather more like animals than we have previously allowed ourselves to believe.

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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.

Series: Routledge Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415289863

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 July 2002

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 910g

Pages: 408

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Mary Midgley Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Routledge Classics

About the Author

Mary Midgley (1919-2018). A philosopher with a special interest in ethics, human nature, and science, Mary Midgley has a widespread international following for her work.

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