{"product_id":"being-human-historical-knowledge-and-the-creation-of-human-nature-hardcover","title":"Being Human: Historical Knowledge and the Creation of Human Nature - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging commonly held biological, religious, and ethical beliefs, internationally well known historian of science Roger Smith boldly argues that human nature is not some \"thing\" awaiting discovery but is active in understanding itself. According to Smith, \"being human\" is a self-creation made possible through a reflective circle of thought and action, with a past and a future, and studying this \"history\" from a range of perspectives is fundamental to human self-understanding. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmith's argument brings together historical and contemporary debates concerning materialism and human nature and the relations of the different fields of knowledge. He draws on classic writings from across the human sciences, touching on sociology, anthropology, brain sciences, history, philosophical hermeneutics, and critical theory, and demonstrates that there is no position outside history for an absolutely objective or eternally valid view of human nature. The question \"what is human?\" does not have and could not possible have one answer. Instead, there exists a variety of answers for different purposes, and there are good reasons for the many conceptions of what it is to be human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmith does not treat human nature as only biological, economic, or moral, but as a multidimensional subject that should be considered in its proper historical context. By understanding this context, Smith believes, we can come to a truer understanding of ourselves. Persuasively and elegantly written, \u003ci\u003eBeing Human\u003c\/i\u003e takes an important new turn in the philosophical study of being human.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Smith is reader emeritus in the history of science at Lancaster University, consultant at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology, and associate at the Institute of Psychology, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.74 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42102263513168,"sku":"9780231141666","price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/ejNoUU1sTlQvS2ozakVXZ3lycncyUT09.webp?v=1772085622","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/being-human-historical-knowledge-and-the-creation-of-human-nature-hardcover","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}