Naturalism and Philosophical Anthropology Nature, Life, and the Huma
What is a human being? Philosophical anthropology has approached this question with unusual sophistication, experimentalism, and subtlety. This volume explores the philosophical anthropologies of Scheler, Gehlen, Plessner, and Blumenberg in terms of their
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Naturalism and Philosophical Anthropology Nature, Life, and the Human between Transcendental and Empirical Perspectives Edited by Phillip Honenberger Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine, US
Selection, introduction and editorial matter © Phillip Honenberger 2015 Remaining chapters © Contributors 2015 Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-50087-8 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-56741-6 ISBN 978-1-137-50088-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137500885 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
Contents Acknowledgments
vii
Notes on Contributors
viii
Introduction Phillip Honenberger
1
1 In Pursuit of Something ‘Essential’ about Man: Heidegger and Philosophical Anthropology Beth Cykowski
27
2 Gehlen, Nietzsche, and the Project of a Philosophical Anthropology Richard Schacht
49
3 Hans Blumenberg: Philosophical Anthropology and the Ethics of Consolation Vida Pavesich
66
4 Naturalism, Pluralism, and the Human Place in the Worlds Phillip Honenberger
94
5 Plessner’s Conceptual Investigations of ‘Life’: Structural Narratology Scott Davis
121
6 Gehlen’s Philosophical Anthropology: Contemporary Applications in Addiction Research Sally Wasmuth
147
7 The Hybrid Hominin: A Renewed Point of Departure for Philosophical Anthropology Lenny Moss
171
8 Intentionality and Mentality as Explanans and as Explanandum: Michael Tomasel
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