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Book SynopsisThis book evaluates the Western conception of man. After having examined primitive thought in which Nature comprises everything that exists, including man, the author explains why in Western thought man is usually not only different from Nature, but opposed to it, which may have grave consequences to Natureâs fate.
Table of ContentsPreface Part I. Before Philosophy Chapter 1. The psychology of mythical thought Chapter 2. The human individual in primitive thought Chapter 3. The conflict between primitive ways of thinking and Aristotelian logic Part II. Philosophers on the Subject of Man. A Concise Historical Overview General Introduction Chapter 4. Antiquity Chapter 5. The Church Fathers and the philosophers of the Middle Ages: theology and philosophy, a compromise Chapter 6. Rationalism versus Empiricism Chapter 7. Idealism and Marxism Chapter 8. A complete break with Western tradition Chapter 9. The twentieth century: more of the same Bibliography Index of Names
