Philosophical Anthropology and the Concept of Human Nature in the Contemporary Society (Published)
The problem is that, in contemporary society in which we live, there seems to be a negligence in identifying what is in conformity with human nature than the contrary. The over-riding issue is “workability” whether good or bad, to the detriment of goodness (virtue). Analytically, this work sets out to underscore the fact that prior to the contemporary society, virtuous living thrived so much. It was observed that there was a shift from the ocentricism to secularism. Cultural infiltrations balked the long existing primordial cultures, diverting man’s attention to what is in vogue without any consideration to its incongruity to human nature. Therefore, for man to re-determine himself, there must be a counter-shift to virtuous living in tandem with his nature.
Citation: Ugochukwu O.S. (2023) Philosophical Anthropology and the Concept of Human Nature in the Contemporary Society, International Journal of History and Philosophical Research, Vol.11, No.1, pp.1-5
Keywords: Culture, Human nature, Morality, Religion., contemporary society
History’s legacy: human nature is unchanging. Historical cycles not economic (Published)
The master-economist must possess a rare combination of gifts…. He must be mathematician, historian, statesman, philosopher—in some degree. He must understand symbols and speak in words. He must contemplate the particular, in terms of the general, and touch abstract and concrete in the same flight of thought. He must study the present in the light of the past for the purposes of the future. No part of man’s nature or his institutions must be entirely outside his regard. He must be purposeful and disinterested in a simultaneous mood, as aloof and incorruptible as an artist, yet sometimes as near to earth as a politician.”( J.M. Keynes )
Keywords: Historical cycles, History’s legacy, Human nature