*=New to this Edition
Preface:
Introduction: Rival Theories and Critical Assessments
1. Confucianism: The Way of the Sages, by David L. Haberman
2. Upanishadic Hinduism: Quest for Ultimate Knowledge, by David L.
Haberman
3. Buddhism: In the Footsteps of the Buddha, by David L.
Haberman
4. Plato: The Rule of Reason
5. Aristotle: The Ideal of Human Fulfillment
6. The Bible: Humanity in Relation to God
* 7. Islam: Submission to God, by Peter Matthews Wright
Historical Interlude:
8. Kant: Reasons and Causes, Morality and Religion
9. Marx: The Economic Basis of Human Societies
* 10. Freud: The Unconscious Basis of Mind
11. Sartre: Radical Freedom
12. Darwinian Theories of Human Nature
Conclusion: A Synthesis of the Theories?:
Index:
Leslie Stevenson is Honorary Reader in Philosophy, University of
St. Andrews, Scotland.
David L. Haberman is Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana
University at Bloomington.
Peter Matthews Wright is Assistant Professor of Religion at
Colorado College.
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