Human Values and the Mind of Man: Proceedings etc...

by Ervin Laszlo (Editor), James B. Wilbur *NFA* (Editor)

Overview

First Published in 1971, Human Values and the Mind of Man examines how value questions have been treated in traditional theories of human nature. It discusses the following topics: theory of mind as seen through the rules of the generation of languages; the implications for human value of automata theory; the nervous system, higher mental processes and human values; value consequences of various positions on the mind-body problem; the implications of self-actualization theory for human value; and specific value problems in the philosophy of mind. The book presents an interdisciplinary dialogue centred around thoughts about man and their implications for human action, decision, and nature of what we call the ‘human mind’. This book is an essential read for philosophers, psychologists, scientists, and humanists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032071770
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/2023
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ervin Laszlo and James B. Wilbur

Table of Contents

Editors’ Preface Part I 1. Parapsychology and Man 2. Reism and the Status of Mind in Scientific Psychology 3. Body, Mind, and Values 4. Psychoanalysis and Values 5. Some Psychological Presuppositions of the Concept of Virtue: A Case in the Relation of Science and Ethics 6. Freedom and the Meaning of Mind PART II: 7. Automata, Purpose, and Value 8. Hegel and Hypnosis: Psychological Science and The Spirit 9. On Free Agents and Causality 10. Persons: Private and Public 11. The Language of Actions 12. Ethics and Uniformity 13. Ethical Relativism and the Concept of Moral Judgement