What Makes Us Human?

New
Illustrated
2007
$9.36

In What Makes us Human? some of the world's
most brilliant thinkers answer this perennial
puzzle. Is it our imagination or our knack for
cooking? Is it because we are social, scientific,
or spiritual? Exploring the true nature of human
nature, What Makes us Human? sheds new
light on how and why our ancestors produced
such clever, talented, and unlikely progeny.
With contributions by Susan Blackmore, Robin
Dunbar, Stephen Oppenheimer, Ian Tattersall, and
more.For all to enjoy.

Synopsis

In What Makes us Human? some of the world's
most brilliant thinkers answer this perennial
puzzle. Is it our imagination or our knack for
cooking? Is it because we are social, scientific,
or spiritual? Exploring the true nature of human
nature, What Makes us Human? sheds new
light on how and why our ancestors produced
such clever, talented, and unlikely progeny.
With contributions by Susan Blackmore, Robin
Dunbar, Stephen Oppenheimer, Ian Tattersall, and
more.For all to enjoy.

$9.36

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 272
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Published: 01 Sep 2007
ISBN 10: 1851685197
ISBN 13: 9781851685196
Book Overview: The greatest thinkers of our day offer their answers to this perennial puzzle

Media Reviews

Mass Market Recommendation * Publishing News *
All the contributions are extremely thought provoking * Focus Magazine *
We have here 12 essays by different hands providing different anwers to the question: What it is about human beings that makes them different from even their closest cousins, the chimpanzees? * The Times Higher Educational Supplement *
Though brief, this collection of essays represents some of the best thinking regarding the question of what makes human beings unique among diverse species. * Choice *
There is a feast of philosophy here. * The Times Higher Educational Supplement *

Author Bio

Professor Charles Pasternak is a biochemist and founding Director of the Oxford International Biomedical Centre, and the author of numerous books including Quest: The Essence of Humanity. He lives in Oxford.