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100 1 $aStevenson, Leslie Forster.
245 10 $aTen theories of human nature /$cLeslie Stevenson, David L. Haberman.
246 3 $a10 theories of human nature
250 $a4th ed.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2004.
300 $axi, 259 p. ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction : rival theories and critical assessments -- Confucianism : the Way of the sages ; Upanishadic Hinduism : quest for ultimate knowledge / by David L. Haberman -- The Bible : humanity in relation to God -- Plato : the rule of reason -- Aristotle : the ideal of human fulfillment -- Kant : reasons and causes, history and religion -- Marx : the economic basis of human societies -- Freud : the unconscious basis of mind -- Sartre : radical freedom -- Darwinian theories of human nature -- Conclusion : toward a synthesis of the theories?
520 1 $a"Ten Theories of Human Nature compresses into a small space the essence of such ancient traditions as Confucianism, Hinduism, and the Old and New Testaments as well as the theories of Plato, Immanuel Kant, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Jean-Paul Sartre. The authors juxtapose the ideas of these and other thinkers and traditions in a way that helps readers understand how humanity has struggled to comprehend its nature. To encourage readers to think critically for themselves and to underscore the similarities and differences between the many theories, the book examines each one on four points - the nature of the universe, the nature of humanity, the diagnosis of the ills of humanity, and the proposed cure for these problems. Ideal for introductory courses in human nature, philosophy, religious studies, and intellectual history, Ten Theories of Human Nature will engage and motivate students and other readers to consider how we can understand and improve both ourselves and human society."--Jacket.
650 0 $aPhilosophical anthropology.
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776 08 $iOnline version:$aStevenson, Leslie Forster.$tTen theories of human nature.$b4th ed.$dNew York : Oxford University Press, 2004$w(OCoLC)872654465
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