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| Ideas of Human Nature: From the Bhagavad Gita to Sociobiology | 
 enlarge | Author: David P. Barash
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
List Price: $55.60 (130.89 RON)
Buy New: $50.04 (117.80 RON)
You Save: $5.56 (13.09 RON) (10%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 80169
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 294
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7 x 0.6
ISBN: 0136475876
Dewey Decimal Number: 128
EAN: 9780136475873
ASIN: 0136475876
Publication Date: February 7, 1998
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Unique in both scope and organization, this book presents an intriguing yet challenging introduction to the world's great ideas concerning the nature of human nature — with a sampling of different approaches. The selections are drawn from religious writings, academic treatises, nonfiction, fiction, etc. — enabling readers to encounter the great thinkers through their own words. Organizes selections into intellectually coherent topics— Religious/Mythic Views, The Mind, The Social Setting, The Human Animal? — and then subtopics — e.g., The Role of Reason, The Limits of Reason, People Are Basically Nasty, People Are Basically Good, Animals as “Human,” and Vice Versa, Sex and Gender, etc.
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| Customer Reviews:
Great Reading December 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have taken two classes with Professor Barash and thoroughly enjoyed them both. This book is an excellent compilation of a wide range of sources reflecting on the human condition, no easy task to achieve. From Dostoyevsky to Darwin, from the Bible to the Bhagavad Gita, Barash demonstrates an impressive knowledge of writing and literature across many fields. This book has definitely opened up my mind to some new ideas and filled up my wish list with some new books. Thanks Professor Barash!
A respectable collection! July 14, 2007
I am taking a class with the editor this summer, and it is a whole lot of fun!
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