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This book explores the idea of human nature and the many understandings of it put forward by such diverse figures as Aristotle, Rousseau, Marx, Freud, Darwin and E.O. Wilson. Each chapter looks at a different theory and offers a concise explanation, and assesses its plausibility. Beyond that, however, Lopston does not attempt to fit each theory into a mould. Some chapters deal with the ideas of only one thinker, some with a variety of related positions (such as those on liberalism and feminsim). A clear distinction is made between theories of human nature and the political theories which so often follow from them.
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This book explores the idea of human nature and the many understandings of it put forward by such diverse figures as Aristotle, Rousseau, Marx, Freud, Darwin, and E.O. Wilson. Each chapter looks at a different theory and offers a concise explanation, assessing the theory’s plausibility without forcing it into a mould. Some chapters deal with the ideas of only one thinker, while others (such as the chapters on liberalism and feminism) present a variety of different positions. A clear distinction is made between theories of human nature and the political theories which so often follow from them.
For the new edition, Loptson has addressed the new developments in the rapidly expanding genetic and paleontological record, as well as expanded the discussion of the Christian theory of human nature by incorporating the ideas of the Marx scholar and social theorist G.A. Cohen. The new edition has also been substantively revised and updated throughout.
About the Author
Peter Lopston is a professor at the University of Saskatchewan. He has published over twenty articles, in classics as well as in philosophy. He edited 'Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy' by Anne Conway.
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- PublisherBroadview Pr
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 155111061X
- ISBN 13 9781551110615
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages262
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