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A Neuro-Philosophy of Human Nature: Emotional Amoral Egoism and the Five Motivators of Humankind

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

In 1893, at an event in Oxford, biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (and staunch supporter of Darwin’s ideas – support which earned him the nickname “Darwin’s bulldog”) laid out his theory of human nature and morality. His theory posited that the … Continue reading →

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How the Enlightenment sold us a twisted view of Human Nature

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

Why the historian David Wootton thinks we should question our assumptions about human psychology. A new book by David Wootton, a British historian of ideas, argues that the second interpretation has prevailed in the West and that it has permeated every … Continue reading →

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