Ideas of Human Nature

"Ideas of Human Nature" presents twelve of the most influential western thinkers on the topic of human nature. This updated second edition includes new chapters on Locke and Kant and a new conclusion on postmodernism. The thinkers are all examined in their historical context and their relevance to contemporary controversies is discussed. The issues covered include perennial philosophical problems such as the connection between mind and body; life after death; the role of reason; free will and determinism; the relationship between the individual and society; and the problem of relativism. This is a key text for anyone interested in the theories that have affected the course of human history and continue to interest and challenge us today.

ISBN 0631214062   Pages 224 ISBN13 9780631214069 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 300 Imprint Blackwell Publishers   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780631145349 Publication date 12 Sep 1999   Height (mm) 216 Library of Congress 99030907   Width (mm) 142 DEWEY 128.4   Spine width (mm) 17 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate

		Preface to the Second Edition
		Introduction		1
1		Plato c.429-347 B.C.		5
2		Aristotle 384-322 B.C.		20
3		Aquinas 1225-1274 A.D.		35
4		Hobbes 1588-1679		50
5		Locke 1632-1704		64
6		Hume 1711-1776		79
7		Kant 1724-1804		94
8		Darwin 1809-1882		109
9		Marx 1818-1883		124
10		Nietzsche 1844-1900		139
11		Freud 1856-1939		153
12		Wittgenstein 1889-1951		168
		Conclusion to the Second Edition		183
		Notes		198
		Bibliography		208
		Index		212

"Professor Trigg's book is clear, accurate and absorbing, well worth recommending to anyone seriously interested in finding out what sort of thing we might be thought to be." Stephen Clark, University of Liverpool 'Trigg's new edition offers the best introduction available to prominent approaches to human nature. It is lucid, accessible and comprehensive. The book will be highly engaging and instructive for undergraduate students from various disciplines.' - Paul Moser; Loyola University Chicago 'The great attractions of Roger Trigg's book are its interdisciplinary character and its broad historical sweep, giving students a clear sense of both continuity and change in thought about fundamental issues concerning human nature. I don't know of any other book which rivals it in these respects.' - E. J. Lowe, University of Durham

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