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Ten Theories of Human Nature

by: Stevenson, Leslie; Haberman, David L.

ISBN: 9780195368253 | 0195368258

Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 11/5/2008

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Summary Table of Contents

David L. Haberman is Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana University at Bloomington. Leslie Stevenson is Honorary Reader in Philosophy, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

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 spacethe essence of such ancient traditions as Confuciani... MOREsm, 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. Tounderscore 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 criticaldiscussion throughout to encourage readers to think for themselves, along with suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter.

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.

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 Fulfilment
The Bible: Humanity in Relation to GodHistorical Interlude
Kant: Reasons and Causes, History and Religion... MORE
Marx: the Economic Basis of Human Nature
Sartre: Atheistic Existentialism
Darwinian Theories of Human Nature
Conclusion: Towards a Synthesis of the Theories?
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