num_pages: 180
description: Traditional views of human nature focus on the supernatural defining us as creatures with souls minds and spirits that transcend our physical attributes. In this provocative book distinguished scientist and historian Elof Axel Carlson argues for a different understanding of ourselves based on our biology--cellular organization genetics life cycle evolution and our origins as a species. This interpretation does not negate our capacity for imagination spiritual and emotional yearnings or aesthetic appreciation for art music and literature. Carlson challenges educators the media and public policy makers to integrate the evidence from science more fully into our understanding of ourselves.
language: English
title: Neither Gods Nor Beasts: How Science Is Changing Who We Think We Are
publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press