This eGroup is designed to provide a space for interdisciplinary discussion of issues concerning human nature, including, for example, philosophical and historical issues, theories of human nature in psychology and the human sciences, archaeology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. The idea behind it is, once again, to build bridges, i.e., the opposite of sectarian carping, downputting or scoring. The academic division of labour is so balkanised that it is often difficult to know whatÃÔ going on in fields quite close to oneÃÔ own, never mind ones which are more intellectually distant. I hope subscribers will draw the eGroupÃÔ attention to important new ideas and publications. I also hope people will offer essays for the Vault (web site) and links to other relevant web sites. Academics, clinicians and interested laypeple are all welcome.