ABSTRACT
Is there such a thing as human nature? Here Sean Sayers defends the controversial theory that human nature is in fact an historical phenomenon. He gives an ambitious and wide ranging defence of the Marxist and Hegelian historical approach and engages with a wide range of work at the heart of the contemporary debate in social and moral philosophy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |91 pages
Part I Work And Human Nature
chapter |11 pages
1 Introduction: Human Nature As A Historical Phenomenon
chapter |22 pages
2 Two Concepts Of Human Fulfilment
chapter |24 pages
3 The Need To Work
chapter |19 pages
4 The Role Of Leisure
chapter |13 pages
5 Alienation And Economic Development
part |76 pages
Part II Values And Progress