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Choose Life Choose Life Arnold J. Toynbee,Daisaku Ikeda,Ikeda Daisaku Also known as *The Toynbee-Ikeda Dialogue*. OL1108515W
Marx's concept of man Marx's concept of man Erich Fromm "In publishing Marx's Concept of Man in 1961, Erich Fromm presented to the English-speaking world for the first time Karl Marx's then recently discovered Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts. Inclu… OL1185040W
Un' idea di umanità Un' idea di umanità Paolo Costa TABLE OF CONTENTS (in English) Introduction Chapter 1: Facing Nature 1. Modern Dilemmas 2. In Search of Human Nature 3. Naturalistic Fallacies 4. Between Nature and Identity Chapter 2: A… OL11948257W
Human ontology narratives Human ontology narratives Rakesh Biswas The author creates a fictional conceptual model of a human that is visualized in physical form analogous to a notebook computer that hides an infinite backend process of cognition representing the hu… OL13694768W
De hominis dignitate De hominis dignitate Giovanni Pico della Mirandola,Patricia Mari-Fabre The Oration on the Dignity of Man (De hominis dignitate) is a famous public discourse pronounced in 1486 by Pico della Mirandola, an Italian scholar and philosopher of the Renaissance. It has been ca… OL1456989W
In praise of copying In praise of copying Marcus Boon This book is devoted to a deceptively simple but original argument: that copying is an essential part of being human, that the ability to copy is worthy of celebration, and that, without recognizing … OL15092374W
Between the Monster and the Saint Between the Monster and the Saint Richard Holloway,Richard Holloway,Holloway, Richard Being human isn't easy. We might think that consciousness and free will give us control over our lives but our minds are unpredictable places. We are susceptible to forces we don't understand. We are… OL15177187W
Escape from Evil Escape from Evil Ernest Becker An exploration of the natural history of evil. OL154567W
The birth and death of meaning The birth and death of meaning Ernest Becker,Ernest Becker This book represents the first of Becker's final trilogy, what can be considered his mature theoretical work. In this book, Becker begins his presentation of what he confidently feels is a unified an… OL154569W
The structure of evil The structure of evil Ernest Becker The history of the science of man that I draw in these pages is based on the following assumptions, and seeks to support them: In order to understand the problem of a unified science of man today,… OL154570W
Azioni & Natura Umana, Un Breve viaggio tra complessità e filosofia della vita Azioni & Natura Umana, Un Breve viaggio tra complessità e filosofia della vita Leonardo Caffo Leonardo Caffo Azioni & Natura Umana Un breve viaggio tra complessità e filosofia della vita € 11,00 pp. 118 (Sia cosa che # 86) ISBN 978 8897441 069 Copertina di Laura Timpano, studio Kalei… OL16018689W
This is my body This is my body William C. Springer "What does it mean to be human? This book explores that age-old question and provides a basis for rethinking the nature of all living beings. The author argues that the existentialist notion of being… OL16535641W
Bearing witness to epiphany Bearing witness to epiphany John Edward Russon "In this probing sequel to the popular and award-winning Human Experience, John Russon asks, "What is it to be a person?" The answer: the key in our humanity lies in our sexuality, where we experienc… OL1663547W
The undivided past The undivided past David Cannadine,David Cannadine "Investigating the six most salient categories of human identity, difference, and confrontation—religion, nation, class, gender, race, and civilization—David Cannadine questions just ho… OL16769499W
ההיסטוריה של המחר ההיסטוריה של המחר Yuval Noah Harari Tras el éxito de Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari vuelve su mirada al futuro para ver hacia dónde nos dirigimos. Bestseller del New York Times con 1 millón de ejemplares vendidos Yuval Noah Harari, autor d… OL17641518W
Dialogical self theory Dialogical self theory H. J. M. Hermans "Dialogical Self Theory provides a comprehensive social-scientific theory that incorporates the deep implications of the process of globalisation, and its impact on individual development. Hubert Her… OL18607310W
Human being Human being Thomas Langan "Langan draws on a lifetime of study to offer a new understanding of the central question of our existence, turning to phenomenology and philosophical anthropology to help us better understand who we… OL1914667W
You must change your life You must change your life Peter Sloterdijk In his major investigation into the nature of humans, Peter Sloterdijk presents a critique of myth - the myth of the return of religion. For it is not religion that is returning; rather, there is som… OL19666259W
After nature After nature Jedediah Purdy "Nature no longer exists apart from humanity. Henceforth, the world we will inhabit is the one we have made. Geologists have called this new planetary epoch the Anthropocene, the Age of Humans. The g… OL19667147W
Is there a human nature? Is there a human nature? Leroy S. Rouner These essays approach the question in two different ways. The first is a philosophical attempt at definition. Bhikhu Parekh agrees that there is a universal human nature but that there is also a natu… OL21182324W
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