What is Human Nature?

The podcast "Closer To Truth" explores the concept of human nature through interviews with philosophers of biology and mind, as well as experts in related fields. Host Robert Lawrence Kuhn engages guests like Quayshawn Spencer, Alex Rosenberg, Massimo Pigliucci, Rachel Powell, Helen De Cruz, Paul Griffiths, and John Dupre, who offer diverse perspectives ranging from genealogical definitions of species to the role of development, cooperation, and cultural evolution in shaping what it means to be human. The podcast grapples with questions of whether human nature is unique, essential, or simply a matter of degree, and examines evidence from biology, psychology, and even archaeology to better understand the scope and origins of human nature.