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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ofethics. But whether any philosophy based onassertions about authentic human nature is stillpossible after Darwinism remains a matter fordebate. Much of the book is spent attacking thenotion of essences and teleologies, yet Dennettdoesn't address how one could formulate any kindof human ethics without some essential conceptionof human nature. This question is not answered bythe Moral First Aid manual, and without answeringit Dennett cannot claim to have assuaged all ourfears about Darwinism...

Author: By Adam Kirsch, | Title: Book Champions Theory of Evolution | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

...anecdotal impression is that the conceptionof Harvard as having a new, invigorated interestin being on the cutting edge of a field like[Afro-Am] will help encourage minority scholars ofall levels and in all fields to consider cominghere," Hoyte said...

Author: By Tara H. Arden-smith, | Title: FAS Report States Inaccuracies | 4/5/1994 | See Source »

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