Reflections on Human Nature
Download or Read eBook Reflections on Human Nature PDF written by Arthur O. Lovejoy and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Arthur O. Lovejoy |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 2020-02-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781421432441 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1421432447 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reflections on Human Nature by : Arthur O. Lovejoy
Book excerpt: Originally published in 1961. Arthur O. Lovejoy, beginning with his book The Great Chain of Being, helped usher in the discipline of the History of Ideas in America. In Reflections on Human Nature, Lovejoy devotes particular attention to influential figures such as Hobbes, Locke, Bishop Butler, and Mandeville, tracing developments and changes in the concept of human nature through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He also discusses the theory of human nature held by the founders of the American Constitution, giving special attention to James Madison and the "Federalist Papers."
