This is a comprehensive study of the varying conceptions of the human subject in the Western intellectual tradition. Although informed by an anthropological perspective, the author draws on material from all the major intellectual disciplines that have contributed to this tradition and offers biographical and theoretical vignettes of all the major Western scholars. By scrutinizing the classical texts of the Western tradition, he succeeds in delineating the differing conceptions of the human individual which emerge from these writings, and gives a guide to the most important ideas in Western cultural traditions.

Also available in hardback, 9780854966981 GBP55.00 (August, 1991)

About the Author
Brian Morris Emeritus Professor of Anthropology,Goldsmiths College, University of London

Reviews
'... ideal for the reader who wishes to acquire a familiarity with influential Western accounts of human nature dating from the early 1600s to the present.'Choice'One cannot but admire the breadth of learning and research reflected in this study.'The Review of Metaphysics



Book Information
ISBN 9780854968015
Author Brian Morris
Format Paperback
Page Count 506
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd