Did my genes make me do it? and other philosophical dilemmas

Accomplished and prolific author and philosopher Avrum Stroll believes that although we are right to believe in the authority and power of science, there are many issues that neither science nor any other discipline will resolve. These are the same issues that have perplexed philosophers, scientists...

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Main Author: Stroll, Avrum 1921- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oneworld 2004
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