ABSTRACT

`Beast and Man is a brilliant and persuasive attempt to set us in our animal context, ... and to indicate a morality for a society without religious absolutes - a morality of which we see the rudiments in our brother species.' - The Observer

part One|82 pages

Conceptual Problems of an Unusual Species

chapter Chapter 1|22 pages

Have We a Nature?

chapter Chapter 2|25 pages

Animals and the Problem of Evil

chapter Chapter 3|32 pages

Instinct, Nature and Purpose

part Two|60 pages

Art and Science in Psychology

chapter Chapter 4|19 pages

Directions without a Director

chapter Chapter 5|11 pages

On Taking Motives Seriously

chapter Chapter 6|26 pages

Altruism and Egoism

part Three|58 pages

Signposts

chapter Chapter 7|20 pages

Up and Down

chapter Chapter 8|11 pages

Evolution and Practical Thinking

chapter Chapter 9|24 pages

Facts and Values

part Four|117 pages

The Marks of Man

chapter Chapter 10|49 pages

Speech and Other Excellences

chapter Chapter 11|31 pages

On Being Animal as well as Rational

chapter Chapter 12|33 pages

Why We Need a Culture

part Five|45 pages

The Common Heritage

chapter Chapter 13|43 pages

The Unity of Life