Ebook: Conscience: a biography
Author: Creveld Martin van
- Tags: Conscience, PHILOSOPHY--Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY--Social, Electronic books, PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY -- Social
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- City: London
- Language: English
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Many consider conscience to be one of the most important-if not the fundamental-quality that makes us human, distinguishing us from animals, on one hand, and machines on the other. But what is conscience, exactly? Is it a product of our biological roots, as Darwin thought, or is it a purely social invention? If the latter, how did it come into the world? In this biography of that most elusive human element, Martin van Creveld explores conscience throughout history, ranging across numerous subjects, from human rights to health to the environment. Along the way he considers th.
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