Two orientations toward human nature
Auteur :
Guldmann, Rony
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754655527
Date de publication :
28 janv. 2007
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Our culture entertains a schizophrenic attitude towards human nature. This book argues that this schism reflects two diverging conceptions of human agency, and that the attempt to locate human nature somewhere along a continuum between egoism and altruism presupposes a misleading picture of what it is to be a human being.