Ideas Of Human Nature From The Bhagavad Gita To Sociobiology

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1998, First edition, first printing. A very good copy only marked by light bumping to the the corners of the wraps, a previous owners sticker to the front page and the top corner of the front page has been neatly cut away. Otherwise the contents are fine and unmarked. Scans available if required.

Description

Unique in both scope and organization, this book presents an intriguing yet challenging introduction to the world's great ideas concerning the nature of human nature -- with a sampling of different approaches. The selections are drawn from religious writings, academic treatises, nonfiction, fiction, etc. -- enabling readers to encounter the great thinkers through their own words. Organizes selections into intellectually coherent topics-- Religious/Mythic Views, The Mind, The Social Setting, The Human Animal? -- and then subtopics -- e.g., The Role of Reason, The Limits of Reason, People Are Basically Nasty, People Are Basically Good, Animals as "Human," and Vice Versa, Sex and Gender, etc.