Theories of human nature
Why philosophers have wanted theories of human nature -- Two foci of theories of human nature -- The Upanishads and Buddha -- Confucius -- Plato and Aristotle (and some Freudian echoes of Plato) : parts of the mind that can achieve a proper harmony -- Mengzi and Xunzi : the capacity for true benevol...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Indianapolis u.a.
Hackett Publ. Company
2010
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Why philosophers have wanted theories of human nature -- Two foci of theories of human nature -- The Upanishads and Buddha -- Confucius -- Plato and Aristotle (and some Freudian echoes of Plato) : parts of the mind that can achieve a proper harmony -- Mengzi and Xunzi : the capacity for true benevolence -- The Christian doctrine of original sin : essential human imperfection -- Thomas Hobbes (and some Darwinian echoes) -- Butler and Hume : inherent tendencies toward altruism -- Kant : the need for reason to dominate -- Marx and alienation : our flawed participation in life -- Sartre and Kierkegaard : radical incompleteness as the human lot -- Hannah Arendt : making oneself distinct -- Some additional views in brief : Ibn al-Arabi, Spinoza, Pascal, and Rousseau -- Human nature in philosophy and in everyday thought. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | IX, 199 S. |
| ISBN: | 9781603842921 978-1-60384-292-1 9781603842938 978-1-60384-293-8 |