Twelve theories of human nature /
Leslie Stevenson, David L Haberman, Peter Matthews Wright
- 6th ed.
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
- xv, 301 p. ; 21 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Ten theories of human nature / Leslie Stevenson, David L. Haberman.
Introduction : rival theories and critical assessments -- Confucianism : the way of the sages / David L. Haberman -- Upanishadic Hinduism : quest for ultimate knowledge / David L. Haberman -- Buddhism : in the footsteps of the Buddha / David L. Haberman -- Plato : the rule of reason -- Aristotle : the ideal of human fulfillment -- The Bible : humanity in relation to God -- Islam : submission to God / Peter Matthews Wright -- 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?
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 to those 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.