Ten Theories of Human Nature - Couverture souple

Stevenson, Leslie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195120418 ISBN 13 : 9780195120417

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Completely revised to take into account the scholarship since its first publication in 1974 and expanded to include Eastern thinkers, "Ten Theories of Human Nature" has added chapters on Hinduism and Confucianism as well as a new chapter on Kant. The text is intended to compress into a small space the essence of such thinkers as Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Jean Paul Sartre, B.F. Skinner, and Konrad Lorenz. The authors juxtapose the ideas of these and other thinkers in order to help the reader understand how humanity has struggled to comprehend its nature. It is demonstrated, for example, how Skinner's theories - which assert the primacy of learned behavior - are undercut by Lorenz's studies of animals, which suggest that complex behavior can occur prior to learning. To bring these comparisons into sharp relief, the book examines each theorist on four points: the nature of the universe; the nature of humanity; the ills of the world; and the proposed cure for these ills.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

What is our place in the universe? Why are we here? Ten Theories of Human Nature, Fifth Edition, is an introduction to some of the most influential developments in Western and Eastern thought that attempt to answer these and other existential questions. The book 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, Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Karl Marx, and Jean-Paul Sartre, and it does so in a way that helps readers understand how humanity has struggled to comprehend its nature. To underscore the similarities and differences among the many theories, the authors examine each on four points - the nature of the universe, the nature of humanity, the diagnoses of the ills of humanity, and the proposed cure for these problems. Not endorsing any one theory, they include critical discussion throughout to encourage readers to think for themselves, along with suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter. This fifth edition features a new chapter on Buddhism and includes a completely revised chapter on Darwinian theories - rewritten and reorganized in terms of three main waves of Darwinian theorizing about human nature, uncluding evolutionary psychology. Additional changes for clarity were also made to the Historical Interlude, the chapters on the Bible and on Kant's theories, and the conclusion, which was revised to confront more explicitly the perceived clash between Darwinism and theism, and the controversial issues of progress in history, and evolution and ethics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195120418
• ISBN 13: 9780195120417
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 252
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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