Twelve theories of human nature.

Twelve theories of human nature.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stevenson, Leslie
Edition:	6th ed. / Leslie Stevenson, David L. Haberman, Peter Matthews Wright.
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Description:	xv, 301 p. ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Philosophical anthropology. Philosophical anthropology.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9104458

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Other uniform titles:	Haberman, David L., 1952- Wright, Peter Matthews. Stevenson, Leslie Forster. Ten theories of human nature.
ISBN:	9780199859030 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 0199859035 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Notes:	Rev. ed. of: Ten theories of human nature / Leslie Stevenson, David L. Haberman. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface to the Sixth Edition
Preface to the Fifth Edition
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Introduction: Rival Theories and Critical Assessments
Chapter 1. Confucianism: The Way of the Sages
Chapter 2. Upanishadic Hinduism: Quest for Ultimate Knowledge
Chapter 3. Buddhism: In the Footsteps of the Buddha
Chapter 4. Plato: The Rule of Reason
Chapter 5. Aristotle: The Ideal of Human Fulfillment
Chapter 6. The Bible: Humanity in Relation to God
Chapter 7. Islam: Submission to God
Historical Interlude
Chapter 8. Kant: Reasons and Causes, Morality and Religion
Chapter 9. Marx: The Economic Basis of Human Societies
Chapter 10. Freud: The Unconscious Basis of Mind
Chapter 11. Sartre: Radical Freedom
Chapter 12. Darwinian Theories of Human Nature
Conclusion: A Synthesis of the Theories?
Index