Exploring Personhood : An Introduction to the Philosophy of Human Nature, Pap...

by Joseph Torchia Op

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Exploring Personhood : An Introduction to the Philosophy of Human Nature, Paperback by Torchia, Joseph, ISBN 0742548384, ISBN-13 9780742548381, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US Torchia (philosophy, Providence College) examines the metaphysical basis of theories of human nature, personhood, and the self, also looking at the relationship between the soul and the body. To understand what defines human beings and how people see themselves as individuals, he considers the works of various philosophers regarding these subjects, from the Pre-Socratics to postmodernism, using the history of Western philosophy as the framework to explore critical problems relating to them. The philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, Hume, St. Augustine of Hippo, and St. Thomas Aquinas are discussed, as are the mind-body problem in Cartesian dualism and contemporary debates, and the critique of the mind in the empiricist tradition. The final section addresses the postmodernist tradition, including the relevance of personhood in debates regarding bioethics. The volume is aimed beginning students up to advanced readers. It is an outgrowth of a course Torchia teaches at Providence College. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
• Year: 2007
• ISBN: 9780742548381
• Condition: Good

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