Ruling Passions C

Simon Blackburn puts forward a philosophy of human motivation and morality. He maintains that we cannot get clear about ethics until we get clear about human na... » 

Simon Blackburn puts forward a philosophy of human motivation and morality. He maintains that we cannot get clear about ethics until we get clear about human nature. He addresses questions such as: Why do we behave as we do? Can we improve? And is our ethics at war with our passions? «