The Battle for Human Nature: Science, Morality and Modern Life

Out of the investigations and speculations of contemporary science, a challenging view of human behavior and society has emerged and gained strength. It is a view that equates "human nature" utterly and unalterably with the pursuit of self-interest. Influenced by this view, people increasingly appeal to natural imperatives, instead of moral ones, to explain and justify their actions and those of others.

Author: Barry Schwartz
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/01/1987
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.00w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9780393304459
Revised Edition