Human interests : reflections on philosophical anthropology
Philosophical anthropology is the study of the conditions of human existence and the issues that confront everyday life. This text surveys, from a contemplative, philosophical point of view, a wide variety of human-interest issues, including happiness, luck, ageing and the meaning of life.
Print Book, English, 1990
Stanford University Press, Stanford (Calif.), 1990
198 p. 22 cm
9780804718110, 0804718113
1014847221
1. Introduction: philosophical anthropology; 2. What is a person?; 3. Good advice; 4. Proverbial wisdom; 5. Age and the stages of life; 6. Gender issues; 7. Evolution and intelligence; 8. Limits and limitations; 9. The quest of Sisyphus; 10. Luck; 11. Two modes of morality; 12. Optimism and pessimism; 13. The power of ideals; 14. The meaning of life; 15. On faith and belief; 16. Rationality and happiness; Index of personal names.