Seven Theories of Human Nature

Download or read book Seven Theories of Human Nature written by Leslie Forster Stevenson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on philosophy, psychology, sociology, politics, biology, and theology, Stevenson introduces readers to the endlessly fascinating subject of human nature. He outlines background theories of the universe, basic approaches to human nature, diagnoses of what is wrong with humankind and prescriptions for putting it right while offering clear, critical analyses of the ideas of Plato, Christianity, Karl Marx, Freud, Sartre, Skinner, and Lorenz. Including completely revised and updated bibliographies, the second edition also provides a new interdisciplinary final chapter suggesting areas of further inquiry.