Lessons from an Optical Illusion: On Nature and Nurture, Knowledge and Values

By Edward M. Hundert

Book Overview

Facts are facts, it is often said, but values are relative. However, every day situations occur where these simple distinctions begin to blur. Whether it is the roots of crime and violence, the measure of intelligence, the causes of disease or the threat and promise of genetic engineering, the question arises where do facts end and values begin?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067452540X
• ISBN13: 9780674525405
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"