The Ascent of Man: A Philosophy of Human Nature, Harris 9781412847605 PB..

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The Ascent of ManA Philosophy of Human Nature\nAuthor(s): James F. Harris\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781412847605, 978-1412847605\nSynopsis\nThe Ascent of Man develops a comprehensive theory of human nature. James F. Harris sees human nature as an emergent property that supervenes a cluster of properties. Despite significant overlap between individuals that have human nature and those that are biologically human, the concept of human nature developed in this book is different. Whether biologically human or not, an individual may be said to possess human nature. This theory of human nature is called the\""cluster theory.\""\n\nHarris takes as his point of departurePlato's comment that in learning what a thing is we should look to the ways in which it acts upon or is acted upon by other things. He commits to a methodological naturalism and draws upon current views from the social and biological sciences. The clust.