Twelve Theories of Human Nature

Name: Twelve Theories of Human Nature
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ISBN: 9780199859030

ISBN-10: 0199859035

ISBN-13: 9780199859030

Edition: 6th 2012

Authors: Leslie Stevenson, David L. Haberman, Peter Matthews Wright

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Over five 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. Now titled Twelve Theories of Human Nature, the sixth edition adds chapters on Islam (by Peter Wright) and Freud tothose on Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Plato, Aristotle, the Bible, Kant, Marx, Sartre, and Darwinism. The authors juxtapose the ideas of these and other thinkers and traditions in a way that helps students understand how humanity has struggled to comprehend its nature. To encourage studnents to think critically for themselves and to underscore the similarities and differences between the many…

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List price: $56.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 9/6/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 8.20" wide x 5.40" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface to the Sixth Edition


Preface to the Fifth Edition


Preface to the Fourth Edition


Introduction: Rival Theories and Critical Assessments



Confucianism: The Way of the Sages




Upanishadic Hinduism: Quest for Ultimate Knowledge




Buddhism: In the Footsteps of the Buddha




Plato: The Rule of Reason



Aristotle: The Ideal of Human Fulfillment



The Bible: Humanity in Relation to God



Islam: Submission to God



Historical Interlude



Kant: Reasons and Causes, Morality and Religion



Marx: The Economic Basis of Human Societies



Freud: The Unconscious Basis of Mind



Sartre: Radical Freedom



Darwinian Theories of Human Nature


Conclusion: A Synthesis of the Theories?


Index