Being Human: Psychological Perspectives on Human Nature
Autor Richard Grossen Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 mar 2019
Our nature – or ‘essence’ – is something that has preoccupied human beings throughout our history, beginning with philosophy and religion, and continuing through the biological, social, and psychological sciences. Being Human begins by describing some of the major philosophical accounts of human nature, from Ancient Greek philosophers, such as Plato and Aristotle, to major British and Continental philosophers, such as Locke and Nietzsche. The book considers religious accounts of human nature, with their focus on the nature of good and evil, and scientific accounts of genetics and the brain, which underpin the distinctively human cognitive ability of language. Attention then turns to the ideas of the behaviourists, such as Skinner, Freud, and other psychodynamic psychologists, and humanistic-phenomenological psychologists, such as Maslow. Finally, human culture is discussed as the ultimate defining characteristic of human beings: culture represents our ‘natural habitat’ and what defines us as a species.
This updated second edition includes increased coverage of social psychology and has a broader scope, in order to identify the defining characteristics of human beings. With reference to current psychological research and philosophical material, this is fascinating reading for students of psychology, philosophy, and the social sciences.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780367150983
ISBN-10: 0367150980
Pagini: 246
Ilustrații: 1 Line drawings, black and white; 30 Halftones, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:2nd edition
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0367150980
Pagini: 246
Ilustrații: 1 Line drawings, black and white; 30 Halftones, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:2nd edition
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Postgraduate and UndergraduateCuprins
- Introduction: How should we understand ‘human nature’?
- Origins of the concept of ‘human nature’: Views from religion, philosophy, biology, and psychology.
- The Biology of Human Nature: Genetics and the Brain
- Consciousness and self-consciousness
- Cognitive aspects of human nature: the recursive mind
- Behaviourist and Psychodynamic accounts: People as driven by forces beyond their control
- The Humanistic-phenomenological approach: People as self-determining organisms
- The Social Psychology of Good and Evil: Situationism versus Dispositionism
- Culture and human nature
- The future of human evolution: From Homo sapiens to gods
Notă biografică
Richard Gross has been writing psychology texts for both undergraduate and A-level students for over 30 years. He has a particular interest in philosophical aspects of psychology, including what it means to be a human being.
Descriere
The new edition of Being Human examines the psychology of being human through combining different psychological traditions alongside philosophy and evolutionary theory, in relation to themes such as culture, cognition, language, morality, and society.