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Human Nature: Fact and Fiction : Literature, Science and Human Nature by Robin Headlam Wells and Johnjoe McFadden (2006, Uk-Trade Paper)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-100826485464
ISBN-139780826485465
eBay Product ID (ePID)48622550
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHuman Nature: Fact and Fiction : Literature, Science and Human Nature
Publication Year2006
SubjectSociology / General, General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Social Science, Psychology
AuthorRobin Headlam Wells, Johnjoe McFadden
FormatUk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight7.7 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-022985
Reviews'The book is thought-provoking, cloying, rewarding, and irritating in turn, as scientists intersperse insight into, and ham-fisted respect for the significance of literature to human self-understanding, and as novelists and literary theorists exploit scientific ideas for literary adaptation. The editors juxtapose papers by scientific and literary experts so as to highlight both the contrasts and similarities in views between the two cultures.' Australian Review of Public Affairs, 'Scientific and Literary Musings on Who or What we Are', Susan Dodds, 28/08/2006, (A) fascinating collection of essays. The result of a 2004 smposium that tried ti bridge the putative chasm between the science and the arts, Human Nature offers some intriguing insights., A little book that packs a lot of punch. (T)his book provides some genuinely new thought, incorporating evloution, culture, imagination, literature and genes. A heady mix. However where the real interest lies is in determining where these multiple perpectives align...being more anaylsis than synthesis, Human Nature allows its readers to find this golden section for themselves - a point that makes this book really stand out from the crowd., 'Full of illuminating and stimulating insights ... it is precisely the purpose, and value, of this endlessly stimulating volume that it instigate a much-needed debate.' Institute of Ideas - Culture Wars website
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal128/.4
Edition DescriptionAnnotated edition
Table Of ContentContributors Foreword, AC GraylingAcknowledgementsIntroduction, Robin Headlam-Wells and Johnjoe McFadden Part I: Is human nature written in our genes or in our books?1. The biology of fiction, Steven Pinker2. Literature, science and human nature, Ian McEwan Part II: Can science and literature collaborate to define human nature?3. Literature and evolution, Joseph Carroll4. Human nature: one for all and all for one?, Gabriel Dover Part III: What has biology got to do with the imagination?5. The biology of the imagination: how the brain can both play with truth and survive a predator, Simon Baron Cohen6. Biology and imagination: The role of culture, Catherine Belsey7. The limits of imagination, Rita Carter Part IV: Do we need a theory of human nature to tell us how to act?8. Human nature or human difference?, Ania Loomba9. What science can and cannot tell us about human nature, Kenan Malik10. The cat, the chisel, and the grave, Philip Pullman
SynopsisHuman Nature: Fact and Fiction brings together a collection of inspiring, thought-provoking and original perspectives on human nature by ten leading writers, scientists and academics. What do we mean by "human nature"? Is there a genetically determined core of humanity that unites us all as members of a single species? Or is the thing we call human nature a social construct? And how do we explain the mystery of human creativity? Do great writers have an intuitive grasp of what makes human beings tick, or are they merely the mouthpiece of contemporary culture? It has been claimed that "the greatest enterprise of the mind has always been and always will be the attempted linkage of the sciences and humanities" (Edward O. Wilson). This groundbreaking book marks the beginning of a new dialogue between the two. Rather than focusing on the division between them, it shows that the sciences and humanities have much to learn from each other. Points of disagreement remain. Yet there is in this volume a genuine attempt to bridge the gulf that has traditionally separated the sciences and humanities and to reach a better understanding of what it means to be human., Â Human Nature: Fact and Fiction brings together a collection of inspiring, thought-provoking and original perspectives on human nature by ten leading writers, scientists and academics. What do we mean by "human nature"? Is there a genetically determined core of humanity that unites us all as members of a single species? Or is the thing we call human nature a social construct? And how do we explain the mystery of human creativity? Do great writers have an intuitive grasp of what makes human beings tick, or are they merely the mouthpiece of contemporary culture? It has been claimed that "the greatest enterprise of the mind has always been and always will be the attempted linkage of the sciences and humanities" (Edward O. Wilson). This groundbreaking book marks the beginning of a new dialogue between the two. Rather than focusing on the division between them, it shows that the sciences and humanities have much to learn from each other. Points of disagreement remain. Yet there is in this volume a genuine attempt to bridge the gulf that has traditionally separated the sciences and humanities and to reach a better understanding of what it means to be human., Marrying science and the humanities, this volume brings together a collectionof inspiring, thought-provoking, and original perspectives on human nature byten leading writers, scientists, and academics., Human Nature: Fact and Fiction brings together a collection of inspiring, thought-provoking and original perspectives on human nature by ten leading writers, scientists and academics. What do we mean by "human nature"? Is there a genetically determined core of humanity that unites us all as members of a single species? Or is the thing we call human nature a social construct? And how do we explain the mystery of human creativity? Do great writers have an intuitive grasp of what makes human beings tick, or are they merely the mouthpiece of contemporary culture? It has been claimed that "the greatest enterprise of the mind has always been and always will be the attempted linkage of the sciences and humanities" (Edward O. Wilson). This groundbreaking book marks the beginning of a new dialogue between the two. Rather than focusing on the division between them, it shows that the sciences and humanities have much to learn from each other. Points of disagreement remain. Yet there is in this volume a genuine attempt to bridge the gulf that has traditionally separated the sciences and humanities and to reach a better understanding of what it means to be human. >
LC Classification NumberB105.A35H86 2006
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