Ideas of Human Nature An Historical

Ideas of Human Nature (second edition) presents twelve of the most influential Western thinkers on the topic of human nature. Roger Trigg examines the thinkers in their historical context and discusses their relevance to contemporary controversies.

Roger Trigg is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. His publications include Rationality and Religion (Blackwell, 1998), Rationality and Science (Blackwell, 1993) and Understanding Social Science (Blackwell, 1985). He was the first President (1993-6) of the British Society for the Philosophy of Religion, and in 1996-7 was Stanton Lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge. He is currently President of the Mind Association.

Preface to the Second Edition

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Introduction

1

(4)

Plato c.429--347 BC

5

(15)

Aristotle 384--322 BC

20

(15)

Aquinas 1225--1274 AD

35

(15)

Hobbes 1588--1679

50

(14)

Locke 1632--1704

64

(15)

Hume 1711--1776

79

(15)

Kant 1724--1804

94

(15)

Darwin 1809-1882

109

(15)

Marx 1818--1883

124

(15)

Nietzsche 1844--1900

139

(14)

Freud 1856--1939

153

(15)

Wittgenstein 1889--1951

168

(15)

Conclusion to the Second Edition

183

(15)

Notes

198

(10)

Bibliography

208

(4)

Index

212

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Ideas of Human Nature An Historical Introduction

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