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Can the theory of evolution explain human nature? What can it tell us about ourselves and our place in the universe? What impact should it have on our understanding of sex, race, our relation to other animals, or the existence of God? In Darwin's Legacy, Dupre offers a philosopher's view of evolution while examining how evolutionary theory affects our definition of human nature and our understanding of human diversity. He rejects recent attempts to reconcile evolution and theology, and takes issue with the arguments put forward by evolutionary psychologists, who have attempted to use the theory of evolution to illuminate aspects of human culture and behaviour as diverse as language, morality, sexuality, and art. Instead he argues that evolutionary theory is key to establishing a picture devoid of supernatural forces, in which human origins can be understood in a fully naturalistic way. In this controversial book, published almost 150 years after The Origin of Species, Dupre takes a fascinating, unequivocal, and provocative look at Darwin's theory to tell us what evolution means today.