Being Human

An Historical Inquiry Into Who We Are

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Modern, Metaphysics
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Author: J. Andrew Kirk ISBN: 9781532664212
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers Publication: January 25, 2019
Imprint: Wipf and Stock Language: English
Author: J. Andrew Kirk
ISBN: 9781532664212
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Publication: January 25, 2019
Imprint: Wipf and Stock
Language: English

This book offers an introductory review to a wide range of thinking, formulated over the last half-millennium in the Western world, about the meaning of human existence. It will touch on a variety of issues of contemporary significance, such as the origin and uniqueness of the human species, freedom and determinism, the nature of good and evil, and the possibilities and limits of the sciences. The book will supply a number of explanatory comments, from a Christian perspective, on the various views uncovered. Insofar as human beings are fascinated by exploring the reality of their own selves, in relation to history, culture, the natural environment, and a variety of worldviews, this book will afford readers plenty of material to stimulate them in their own exploration.

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This book offers an introductory review to a wide range of thinking, formulated over the last half-millennium in the Western world, about the meaning of human existence. It will touch on a variety of issues of contemporary significance, such as the origin and uniqueness of the human species, freedom and determinism, the nature of good and evil, and the possibilities and limits of the sciences. The book will supply a number of explanatory comments, from a Christian perspective, on the various views uncovered. Insofar as human beings are fascinated by exploring the reality of their own selves, in relation to history, culture, the natural environment, and a variety of worldviews, this book will afford readers plenty of material to stimulate them in their own exploration.

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