Ten theories of human nature /
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| Author / Creator: | Stevenson, Leslie |
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| Edition: | 5th ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. |
| Description: | xiii, 256 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7631570 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Rival Theories and Critical Assessments
- 1. Confucianism: the Way of the Sages
- 2. Upanishadic Hinduism: Quest for Ultimate Knowledge
- 3. Buddhism: In the Footsteps of the Buddha
- 4. Plato: the Rule of Reason
- 5. Aristotle: the Ideal of Human Fulfilment
- 6. The Bible: Humanity in Relation to GodHistorical Interlude
- 7. Kant: Reasons and Causes, History and Religion
- 8. Marx: the Economic Basis of Human Nature
- 9. Sartre: Atheistic Existentialism
- 10. Darwinian Theories of Human Nature
- Conclusion: Towards a Synthesis of the Theories?
