Sociality as the human condition : anthropology in economic, philosophical and theological perspective /
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| Author / Creator: | Klein, Rebekka A. |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2011. |
| Description: | xi, 324 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Philosophical studies in science and religion ; v.3 Philosophical studies in science and religion ; v.3. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8516968 |
| Summary: | In addition to being contemplated in the classical disciplines of anthropology, human sociality has been subjected to scientific examination in the natural and social sciences. This book offers a substantial discussion of empirical research programs within current economics (experimental and neuroeconomics), with special regard to the themes of reciprocity and altruism. These themes are discussed from a philosophical perspective informed by phenomenology and hermeneutics, and linked to theories of conflict, recognition and alterity in social philosophy, which are used to show the limitations of the purely science-based naturalistic approaches in economics. Finally, the book introduces the concept of the neighbor in Christian theology and shows how this figure brings a new perspective to the examination of human sociality. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 324 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004191990 9004191992 |