Synopsis
The questions considered in this book are common to philosophers, psychologists and anthropologists alike: What is man, and how does he differ from the animals? Is it true that man is less ruled by instinct than animals? How is man affected by heredity and environment? In particular, how are masculine and feminine "traits" affected by heredity and/or environment? Are there any relatively clear-cut stages in the evolution of the individual and of the human race? Does man have a mind or soul distinct from the body, and does it entail the possibility of survival after physical death? Questions such as these posed throughout civilized time are examined anew in this book. Originally published by the University of Alabama Press in 1981.
Review
The book provides the student with a well-selected array of important topics. (Gerald F. Kreyche, Professor Emeritus, DePaul University American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly)
A balanced and useful introduction...takes a straightforward historical approach to the nature of human nature...The illustrations are clear and helpful, and the book as a whole is engaging. Recommended for graduate and advanced undergraduate studentsin anthropology... (Gerald F. Kreyche, Professor Emeritus, DePaul University CHOICE)
An examination, with a fresh look, of the changes over the years of twelve issues...A meaningful book... (Gerald F. Kreyche, Professor Emeritus, DePaul University Philosophy)
...the book is valuable...it offers much helpful current data on many topics more or less related to the philosophy of man...fulfills admirably...the goals it has set out for itself. (Gerald F. Kreyche, Professor Emeritus, DePaul University The New Scholasticism)
Just the right book for our time! Uses interdisciplinary approach to the study of what makes us human. Well written text for undergraduates. (Gerald F. Kreyche, Professor Emeritus, DePaul University)
Just the right book for our time! Uses interdisciplinary approach to the study of what makes us human. Well written text for undergraduates. (Gerald F. Kreyche, Professor Emeritus, DePaul University)
The book provides the student with a well-selected array of important topics. (Gerald F. Kreyche, Professor Emeritus, DePaul University American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly)
A balanced and useful introduction...takes a straightforward historical approach to the nature of human nature...The illustrations are clear and helpful, and the book as a whole is engaging. Recommended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in anthropology... (Gerald F. Kreyche, Professor Emeritus, DePaul University CHOICE)
An examination, with a fresh look, of the changes over the years of twelve issues...A meaningful book... (Gerald F. Kreyche, Professor Emeritus, DePaul University Philosophy)
...the book is valuable...it offers much helpful current data on many topics more or less related to the philosophy of man...fulfills admirably...the goals it has set out for itself. (Gerald F. Kreyche, Professor Emeritus, DePaul University The New Scholasticism)
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