[PDF] Ten Theories Of Human Nature 4e eBook

Author : Leslie Forster Stevenson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,43 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
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Over four previous editions, Ten Theories of Human Nature has been a remarkably popular introduction to some of the most influential developments in Western and Eastern thought. This fifth edition features a new chapter on Buddhism and a completely revised and reorganized chapter on Darwinian theories. Lucid and accessible, Ten Theories of Human Nature, Fifth Edition, compresses into a small space the essence of such ancient traditions as Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and the Old and New Testaments as well as the theories of Plato, Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Karl Marx, 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, Fifth Edition, will engage and motivate students and other readers to consider how we can understand and improve both ourselves and human society.

Author : Leslie Stevenson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 20,61 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
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A superb introduction to the timeless struggle to understand human nature, this book compresses into a small volume the essence of such thinkers as Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Jean Paul Sartre, B.F. Skinner, and Plato.

Author : Leslie Stevenson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 28,32 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190604721

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Over six previous editions, Twelve Theories of Human Nature has been a remarkably popular introduction to some of the most influential developments in Western and Eastern thought. Now titled Thirteen Theories of Human Nature, this text continues to be an ideal introduction to human nature andintellectual history. This unique volume will engage and motivate students to consider how we can understand and improve both ourselves and human society.

Author : Joel J. Kupperman
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 2010-09-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1603844546

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Questions for Further Consideration and Recommended Further Reading, which follow each relevant chapter, encourage readers to think further and to craft their own perspectives.

Author : Louis P. Pojman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 24,42 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Philosophy
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Pojman examines the major theories of Western philosophy and religion and Eastern thought in the context of human nature by contrasting Hebrew/Christian and classical Greek, medieval, Hindu and Buddhist, Kantian, conservative and liberal, Freudian, existential and materialistic perspectives.

Author : Donald Abel
Publisher : Biblio Publishing
Page : pages
File Size : 13,12 MB
Release : 2015-06-19
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ISBN : 9781622492671

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This anthology offers substantive selections from fifteen writers, chosen on the basis of their insight into human nature, their historical significance, and their diversity. Helpful editorial features of this book include a general introduction to the philosophy of human nature, an introduction to each reading selection, explanatory notes, annotated bibliographies of primary and secondary sources, and discussion questions.