Ten theories of human nature /

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Author / Creator:Stevenson, Leslie
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Description:xi, 259 p. ; 21 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5153831
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Other authors / contributors:Haberman, David L., 1952-
ISBN:0195169743 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Rival Theories and Critical Assessments
  • 1. Confucianism: The Way of the Sages
  • 2. Upanishadic Hinduism: Quest for Ultimate Knowledge
  • 3. The Bible: Humanity in Relation to God
  • 4. Plato: The Rule of Reason
  • 5. Aristotle: The Ideal of Human FulfillmentHistorical Interlude
  • 6. Kant: Reasons and Causes, History and Religion
  • 7. Marx: The Economic Basis of Human Societies
  • 8. Freud: The Unconscious Basis of Mind
  • 9. Sartre: Radical Freedom1
  • 0. Darwinian Theories of Human NatureConclusion: Toward a Synthesis of the Theories?
  • Index