Models of Man - Philosophical Thoughts on Social Action

Informationen zum Autor Martin Hollis (1938–98) was a philosopher of the social sciences and game theory and is best known for his rationalism. He was Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia and eventually Pro-Vice-Chancellor until his death in 1998. Klappentext This classic book is Martin Hollis's influential rationalist account and exploration of human action and identity. Zusammenfassung Martin Hollis's influential study of human nature continues to be an important and illuminating exploration of human action and identity. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery and including a specially commissioned preface written by Geoffrey Hawthorn! this classic work is now available to a new generation of readers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to this edition Geoffrey Hawthorn; Preface; 1. Two models; Part I. Plastic Man: 2. Nature and nurture; 3. The regularity of the moral world; Part II. Autonomous Man: 4. Life's short comedy; 5. Personal identity and social identity; 6. Elements of action; Part III. Other Minds: 7. The rational and the real; 8. Ideal understanding; 9. Envoi: actor and context; Bibliography; Index of names.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Hollis, Hollis Martin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781107113763
• ISBN: 978-1-107-11376-3
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics; Cambridge Philosophy Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy