The Left has traditionally assumed that human nature is so malleable, so perfectible, that it can be shaped in almost any direction. By contrast, a Darwinian science of human nature supports traditionalist conservatives and classical liberals in their realist view of human imperfectibility, and in their commitment to ordered liberty as rooted in natural desires, cultural traditions, and prudential judgments.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
The New Evolutionary Enlightenment
"The New Evolutionary Enlightenment" is a Spanish blog devoted to evolutionary studies of human nature. Recently, they have been posting interviews with various people in evolutionary studies--such as Howard Gardner, Robert Plomin, Robin Dunbar, and Steven Mithen. The interviews have English translations. This series now includes an interview with me.
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I'm glad and proud!
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