HUMAN INSTINCT, KENNETH R. MILLER

A radical, optimistic exploration of how humans evolved to develop reason, consciousness and free will.

Lately, the most passionate advocates of the theory of evolution seem to present it as bad news. Scientists such as Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss and Sam Harris tell us that our most intimate actions, thoughts and values are mere by-products of thousands of generations of mindless adaptation. We are just one species among multitudes and therefore no more significant than any other living creature.

Equal parts natural science and philosophy, The Human Instinct is a moving and powerful celebration of what it means to be human.