Book: Who Are We: Theories of Human Nature, by Louis P. Pojman

Paperback, 300 pages, published 2006. Excellent used condition. This copy shows minor signs of handling on the cover but has no real flaws. No writing, no torn pages. Binding is strong and all pages are intact. "What is our nature? What is this enigma that we call human? Since the dawn of human history, people have exhibited wildly contradictory qualities: good and evil, love and hate, strength and weakness, kindness and cruelty, aggressiveness and pacifism, generosity and greed, courage and cowardice. Experiencing a sense of eternity in our hearts--but at the same time confined to temporal and spatial constraints--we seek to understand ourselves, both individually and as a species. Pojman seeks to find answers to these questions by exploring major theories in Western philosophy and religion, along with several traditions in Eastern thought. The most comprehensive work of its kind, this volume opens with chapters on the Hebrew/Christian view of human nature and the contrasting classical Greek theories, outlining a dichotomy between faith and reason that loosely frames the rest of the book. The following chapters cover the medieval view, Hindu and Buddhist perspectives, conservative and liberal theories, Kant's Copernican revolution, Schopenhauer's pessimistic idealism, Karl Marx's theory, the Darwinian view, the existentialist perspective, and more." 🫣 🤔 🧐