Neuroscience has made astounding progress in the understanding of the brain. What should we make of its claims to go beyond the brain and explain consciousness, behaviour and culture? Where should we
Argues that biologism--the belief that humans are essentially animals and can be understood in biological terms--misrepresents the true nature of human beings, and discusses how neuroscience and evolu
Tallis argues that the rise of biologism has serious consequences and demonstrates that, by denying human uniqueness and minimizing the differences between humans and their nearest animal kin, it misr