What do we mean when we say things like "It's only human nature" or "To err is human"? Indeed, what do we mean by "human nature"? The author explores these questions and how we came to accept certain things about ourselves as unchangeable, bedrock characteristics. In this book, human nature as demonstrated by values, emotion, gender roles, intelligence, consciousness, aggression, and personal freedom is explored in the context of both evolution and the social fabric (nature and nurture). Drawing on contemporary knowledge in psychology, evolution, and the social sciences, the presentation is also influenced by the interaction of history and cultural forces.
- ISBN10 0195112237
- ISBN13 9780195112238
- Publish Date 4 September 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 July 2001
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 229
- Language English