Conscience: A Biography

by Martin van Creveld

Many consider conscience to be one of the most important--if not the fundamental--quality that makes us human, distinguishing us from animals, on one hand, and machines on the other. But what is conscience, exactly? Is it a product of our biological roots, as Darwin thought, or is it a purely social invention? If the latter, how did it come into the world?

In this biography of that most elusive human element, Martin van Creveld explores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780234546
• ISBN13: 9781780234540
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 8.5"