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Human Interests: Reflections on Philosophical Anthropology
by Nicholas Rescher
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Synopses & Reviews Philosophical anthropology is the philosophical study of the conditions of human existence and the issues that confront people in the conduct of their everyday lives. This book surveys, from a contemplative, philosophical point of view, a wide variety of human-interest issues, including happiness, luck, aging, the meaning of life, optimism and pessimism, morality, and faith and belief. The author's deliberations blend historical, theoretical, and personal perspectives into philosophical appreciation of the human condition. The philosophers of Greek antiquity took philosophy to center around just this issue of intelligent living - of determining the nature of life under the guidance of reason. Such a perspective puts philosophical agenda - a position it contested with the philosophy of nature throughout classical antiquity. In more recent times, however, its prominence has declined - no doubt, the author suggests, because modern man's achievements have been more notable in the natural than in the human science.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780804718110
- Subtitle:
- Reflections on Philosophical Anthropology
- Author:
- Rescher, Nicholas
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- Location:
- Stanford, Calif. :
- Subject:
- Humanism
- Subject:
- Human beings
- Subject:
- Philosophical anthropology
- Subject:
- General Philosophy
- Edition Number:
- 1
- Edition Description:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Series:
- Stanford series in philosophy
- Series Volume:
- no. 2
- Publication Date:
- 19900801
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Language:
- eng
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Pages:
- 212
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