Theories of human nature
By: Joel J. Kupperman
Publisher: Hackett Pub. Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9781603842921; 9781603842938
Subjects: Philosophical anthropology; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why philosophers have wanted theories of human nature; title: Two foci of theories of human nature; title: The Upanishads and Buddha; title: Confucius; title: Plato and Aristotle (and some Freudian echoes of Plato) : parts of the mind that can achieve a proper harmony; title: Mengzi and Xunzi : the capacity for true benevolence; title: The Christian doctrine of original sin : essential human imperfection; title: Hobbes (and some Darwinian echoes); title: Butler and Hume : inherent tendencies toward altruism; title: Kant : the need for reason to dominate; title: Marx and alienation : our flawed participation in life; title: Sartre and Kierkegaard : radical incompleteness as the human lot; title: Arendt : making oneself distinct; title: Some additional views in brief : Ibn al-Arabi, Spinoza, Pascal, and Rousseau; title: Human nature in philosophy and in everyday thought.