TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mameli,Matteo
TI  - Why human nature matters: Between biology and politics 
T2  - Why philosophy matters. Editor Constantine Sandis
SN  - 1350189758
PY  - 2024///
KW  - Philosophical anthropology
KW  - Human beings
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Human Behavior
KW  - Self (Philosophy)
KW  - Human behavior
KW  - Anthropologie philosophique
KW  - Êtres humains
KW  - Moi (Philosophie)
KW  - Comportement humain
KW  - philosophical anthropology
KW  - aat
KW  - Homo sapiens (species)
KW  - human behavior
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I -- Cooperation -- Social beings -- Political animals -- Superorganisms -- Transformation -- Natura pura -- Natura lapsa -- Regnum -- Subordination -- Slaves and women -- Slaves and colonies -- Part II -- Essentialism -- Sciences and channels -- Darwin's barnacles -- Ideal types and genealogies -- After essentialism -- Post-essentialism -- Statistical typicality -- Human diversity -- Human niches and human praxis -- Our common humanity
N2  - Does human nature constrain social and political change, or do social and political changes transform human nature? Why Human Nature Matters argues that the answer to both questions is 'yes'. This philosophical account offers new tools for connecting biological and political perspectives on humanity. The focus is on the construction of human relations and environments, and on the complex materiality of these transformations. The structure and history of the philosophical and scientific debates on human nature show that political praxis and ideas about human nature interact in a variety of ways. Ideas about human nature affect how people live their lives, organize their societies, and imagine their futures. The book explores these processes and their implications for the present state of our species. Appeals to human nature can uphold the status quo or advocate for change, and they can be wielded for exclusion or inclusion. The book proposes ways of thinking about human nature that stress the importance of diversity, plasticity, cooperation, and freedom
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