Preserving the Person - A Look at the Human Sciences

The human quest for self-understanding is ancient. It transcends
the boundaries between ordinary folk and philosophers and it over-
laps with many academic disciplines, including psychology,
sociology, philosophy and theology. Actually, the quest is not essentially academic; it is a human quest, pursued by persons in every age. With this in mind, philosopher C. Stephen Evans takes a look at the human sciences and their contribution to this self-understanding.

Evans first presents a basic problem in these sciences today: the attack on the concept of personhood. He reviews the contemporary understanding of mind and brain: Is a person only a thinking machine or a programmed organism? Then he evaluates the impact of Auguste Comte, Sigmund Freud, J.B. Watson, B.F. Skinner and Emile Durkheim on what Evans terms ?

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: C. Stephen Evans
• Editore: Regent College Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1985
• EAN: 9781573830263
• ISBN: 978-1-57383-026-3
• Pagine: 180
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 11 mm
• Peso: 262 g
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri