Human Nature A Reader |
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| Editor:
| Kupperman, Joel J. |
| Series title: | Hackett Readings in Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60384-746-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $48.00 |
Book Description:
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Part I. Some Ancient Views of Human Nature - Indian Philosophy: The Upanishads and Buddha; Katha Upanishad, The Buddhist Dhamapada. 2. Confucius, Analects. 3. Plato and Aristotle, and Freudian Echoes of Plato; Republic, Nicomachean Ethics, The Ego and the Id. 4. Mengzi and Xunzi: The Capacity for True Benevolence; Mengzi, Xunzi. 5. Human Imperfection in the Judeo-Christian Tradition: From Adam to St. Augustine; The King James Bible, Confessions.Part II. Some Modern Views of Human...
More DescriptionPart I. Some Ancient Views of Human Nature - Indian Philosophy: The Upanishads and Buddha; Katha Upanishad, The Buddhist Dhamapada. 2. Confucius, Analects. 3. Plato and Aristotle, and Freudian Echoes of Plato; Republic, Nicomachean Ethics, The Ego and the Id. 4. Mengzi and Xunzi: The Capacity for True Benevolence; Mengzi, Xunzi. 5. Human Imperfection in the Judeo-Christian Tradition: From Adam to St. Augustine; The King James Bible, Confessions.Part II. Some Modern Views of Human Nature - 6. Hobbes, Leviathan. 7. Butler andHume: Inherent Tendencies toward Altruism; Sermon I, A Treatise of Human Nature, Book III: Of Morals. 8. Kant: The Need for Reason to Dominate; Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals. 9. Marx and Alienation: Our Flawed Participation in Life; Alienated Labor, The Communist Manifesto. 10. Sartre and Kierkegaard: Radical Incompleteness as the Human Lot; Being and Nothingness, The Sickness unto Death.