246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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While there may be no one single characteristic that differentiates humans as a species, it is the combination of differences from other species that makes us unique. The new edition of Being Human examines the psychology of being human through exploring different psychological traditions alongside philosophy and evolutionary theory, covering themes such as culture, cognition, language,... Read more
- Introduction: How should we understand ‘human nature’?
- Origins of the concept of ‘human nature’: Views from religion, philosophy, biology, and psychology.
- The Biology of Human Nature: Genetics and the Brain
- Consciousness and self-consciousness
- Cognitive aspects of human nature: the recursive mind
- Behaviourist and Psychodynamic accounts: People as driven by forces beyond their control
- The Humanistic-phenomenological approach: People as self-determining organisms
- The Social Psychology of Good and Evil: Situationism versus Dispositionism
- Culture and human nature
- The future of human evolution: From Homo sapiens to gods
Biography
Richard Gross has been writing psychology texts for both undergraduate and A-level students for over 30 years. He has a particular interest in philosophical aspects of psychology, including what it means to be a human being.
