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020			_z9781844652532
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050		4	_aB1647.M473 -- S65 2010eb
082	0		_a171.9
100	1		_aMidgley, Mary.
245	1	4	_aThe Solitary Self : _bDarwin and the Selfish Gene.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aOxford : _bTaylor & Francis Group, _c2014.
264		4	_c©2010.
300			_a1 online resource (161 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Pseudo-Darwinism and social atomism -- 2. The background: egoism from Hobbes to R. D. Laing -- 3. The natural springs of morality -- 4. Coming to terms with reason -- 5. Darwin's new broom -- 6. The self's strange adventures -- Conclusion: the wider perspective -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aExplores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aEvolution (Biology).
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aMidgley, Mary _tThe Solitary Self _dOxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2014 _z9781844652532
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1886890 _zClick to View
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