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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
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; just as there are differences between both and Existenz-philosophy. At other times I am inclined to feel that dwell-ing on these differences would only get in the way, and that the best course is to try to awaken interest in the idea of a philosophical anthropology with a minimum of fanfare and provocation. It is in ...
This article overviews the philosophical perspectives that underpin different schools of anthropology, from physical anthropology to post-modern anthropology. It examines the evolutionary, naturalistic, relativistic, and ethical approaches that have shaped anthropological thinking and methods.
Abstract. This interview explores Charles Taylor’s understanding of philosophical anthropology and its relationship to Herder. Taylor argues that human culture can be properly understood only in a genetic fashion, through hermeneutics and phenomenology, and names Herder as an important precursor here. Taylor illustrates this through the ...
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. Although the majority of thinkers throughout ...
