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Book SynopsisWhat is a human being? Philosophical anthropology has approached this question with unusual sophistication, experimentalism, and subtlety. This volume explores the philosophical anthropologies of Scheler, Gehlen, Plessner, and Blumenberg in terms of their relevance to contemporary theories of nature, naturalism, organic life, and human affairs.
Trade Review“The essays in this volume provide an exciting contribution to the search for an alternative to reductionist forms of naturalism that ignore the intentional-normative stratum, assisting philosophers and natural scientists to make use of and orient themselves to the dynamic tradition of philosophical anthropology.” (Andrew Cooper, Phenomenological Reviews, reviews.ophen.org, April, 2016)
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Phillip Honenberger 1. In Pursuit of Something Essential About Man: Heidegger and Philosophical Anthropology; Beth Cykowski 2. Gehlen, Nietzsche, and the Project of a Philosophical Anthropology; Richard Schacht 3. Hans Blumenberg: Philosophical Anthropology and the Ethics of Consolation; Viva Pavesich 4. Naturalism, Pluralism, and the Human Place in the Worlds; Phillip Honenberger 5. Plessner's Conceptual Investigations of 'Life': Structural Narratology; Scott Davis 6. Gehlen's Philosophical Anthropology: Contemporary Applications in Addiction Research; Sally Wasmuth 7. The Hybrid Hominin: A Renewed Point of Departure for Philosophical Anthropology; Lenny Moss 8. Intentionality and Mentality as Explanans and as Explanandum: On Michael Tomasello's Research Program and Philosophical Anthropology; Hans-Peter Kruger 9. Biology and Culture; Joseph Margolis 10. The Mortal Self: A Transcendental-Pragmatic Anthropology; Sami Pihlstrom
