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A study of feminist issues, this book fights a battle on two fronts: against the view that little or nothing is wrong with women's position, and at the same time against much current feminist dogma.

An introduction to the implications of the Darwinian revolution for our understanding of human nature. Written for the Open University but specially revised here for non Open University students, it introduces readers step by step to the skills required for thinking clearly and critically about human nature. It also encourages readers to develop the skills of doing philosophy for themselves. With the beginner firmly in mind, Janet Radcliffe Richards introduces readers to the fundamental questions the Darwinian revolution raises for understanding human nature: the scientific basis of the...

Everyone knows that transplantation can save and transform lives, but thousands die every year on waiting lists because there are not enough organs available. If more people could be persuaded to donate, more lives could be saved. But is individual reluctance to donate the root of the problem? Individual choices are made against the background of prevailing laws, conventions and institutions, and many of those present direct or indirect obstacles to organ procurement, from both the living and the dead. If any of those cannot be justified, the deaths they cause are similarly unjustified....

Human Nature After Darwin is an original investigation of the implications of Darwinism for our understanding of ourselves and our situation. It casts new light on current Darwinian controversies, also providing an introduction to philosophical reasoning and a range of philosophical problems.
Janet Radcliffe Richards claims that many current battles about Darwinism are based on mistaken assumptions about the implications of the rival views. Her analysis of these implications provides a much-needed guide to the fundamentals of Darwinism and the so-called Darwin wars, as well as...

Everyone knows that transplantation can save and transform lives, but thousands die every year on waiting lists because there are not enough organs available. If more people could be persuaded to donate, more lives could be saved. But is individual reluctance to donate the root of the problem? Individual choices are made against the background of prevailing laws, conventions and institutions, and many of those present direct or indirect obstacles to organ procurement, from both the living and the dead. If any of those cannot be justified, the deaths they cause are similarly unjustified....