Ten theories of human nature /

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Author / Creator:Stevenson, Leslie
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
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Other authors / contributors:Haberman, David L., 1952-
ISBN:9780195368253 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0195368258 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?