{"product_id":"on-purpose-9780691195957","title":"On Purpose","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Ruse\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Free Will \u0026amp; Determinism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Do humans have purposes and values? Michael Ruse, after 'a lifetime's quest for understanding, ' concludes 'yes.' In this book, he journeys from Plato and Aristotle, through St. Augustine and Kant, to Darwin. The exploration is scholarly and profound, as well as eminently readable. There is much to learn from \u003ci\u003eOn Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e and much to relish while reading it.\"\u003cb\u003e--Francisco J. Ayala, University of California, Irvine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are no other books on the story of purpose in Western thinking that have such a broad, comprehensive, and historical approach. Michael Ruse probably knows this subject better than anyone else. He is always clear-eyed, and his writing is unique--conversational, personal, and irreverent.\"\u003cb\u003e--Richard Richards, University of Alabama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45268923809943,"sku":"9780691195957","price":1422.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691195957.webp?v=1769236809","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/on-purpose-9780691195957","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}