Are humans inherently generous and sympathetic to others? Is there such a thing as an “instinct for truth” ? How do people around the world express their emotions? All these questions are discussed in Darwin’s correspondence. Darwin also writes about the continuity in moral behaviour between humans and animals, evoked the religious implications of [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged animals, behaviour, correspondence, Expression of emotions, Human Nature, religion, Top 10 on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The ‘Darwin and Human Nature’ Project is under way !
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cambridge University, Darwin, Darwin's Correpondents, Human Nature on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dr Sophie Defrance has been appointed research associate for the ‘Human Nature’ stream of the Darwin CorrespondenceProject. Among the areas of interest for the ‘Darwin and Human Nature’ project are: * The development of Darwin’s theory of human origins * Ideas about human evolution during the second half of the nineteenth-century * The relevance [...]
