{"product_id":"the-study-of-human-nature-a-reader","title":"The Study of Human Nature: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow in a new edition  this exceptional anthology provides an introduction to a wide variety of views on human nature. Drawing from diverse cultures over three millennia  Leslie Stevenson has chosen selections ranging from ancient religious texts to contemporary theories based on evolutionary science. An ideal companion to the editors recent book  Ten Theories of Human Nature  3\/e (OUP  1998)  this interdisciplinary reader can also be used independently. The Study of Human Nature  2\/e offers substantial selections illustrating the ten perspectives discussed in Ten Theories of Human Nature  4\/e--The Bible  Hinduism  Confucianism  Plato  Kant  Marx  Freud  Sartre  B.F. Skinners behaviorism  and Konrad Lorenzs ethological diagnosis of human aggression. The Islamic tradition is represented by a selection from the 20th-century Iranian philosopher Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari. The 17th- and 18th-century philosophers Descartes  Hobbes  Hume  Rousseau  and Kant are also represented. Selections from Rousseau  J.S. Mill  and Nancy Holmstrom discuss alleged differences between women and men  and a paper by Henry Bracken deals with racial issues. Examples from E.O. Wilsons sociobiology and his critics are also included  together with material from Chomsky and from recent evolutionary psychology. This new edition includes more substantial selections from the Hindu  Confucian  and Christian traditions and provides more accessible extracts from Marx  Sartre  and Lorenz. An excellent reader for introductory courses in philosophy  religious studies  human nature  and intellectual history  The Study of Human Nature  2\/e  is also an essential resource for anyone interested in ancient  modern  and contemporary perspectives on human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946412699701,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195127153","price":31.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195127157.jpg?v=1769947645","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-study-of-human-nature-a-reader","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}