What's left of human nature? : a post-essentialist, pluralist, and interactive account of a contested concept / Maria Kronfeldner.

Human nature has always been a foundational issue for philosophy. What does it mean to have a human nature? Is the concept the relic of a bygone age? What is the use of such a concept? What are the epistemic and ontological commitments people make when they use the concept? In What's Left of Human N...

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Uniform Title:Life and mind.
Main Author: Kronfeldner, Maria E. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
Series:Life and mind.
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Physical Description:xxxii, 301 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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