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Philosophical anthropology, sometimes called anthropological philosophy, is a discipline dealing with questions of metaphysics and phenomenology of the human person. Philosophical anthropology is distinct from Philosophy of Anthropology, the study of the philosophical conceptions underlying anthropological work.
Philosophical anthropology, discipline within philosophy that seeks to unify the several empirical investigations of human nature in an effort to understand individuals as both creatures of their environment and creators of their own values.
- Frederick A. Olafson
Learn about the basic concept of philosophical anthropology, a study of human nature by philosophy. Explore the works and theories of Heidegger, Vico, Teilhard de Chardin, and Hobbes.
Philosophical anthropology is the philosophical discipline that inquires into the essence of human nature and the human condition. In making this inquiry it seeks to unify or critique philosophically the diverse scientific methods and humanistic approaches to answering the question of human nature.
An overview of the philosophical perspectives and debates that underpin anthropological thinking. Explore the development of physical, naturalistic and post-modern anthropology, and the philosophical assumptions behind them.
An overview of the history, subject matter, and goals of philosophical anthropology, a branch of German philosophy that studies man's existence, experiences, and anxieties. Learn about its origins, influences, methods, and affinities with other currents of thought.
Philosophical anthropology - Plato, Human Nature, Ethics: Plato was the first great philosophical exponent of the soul in the West. He depicted its rational component as a ruler overseeing the jumble of constantly changing and often conflicting states that reach human awareness through perception and become objects of human attachment through ...
