The Nature of Human Beings: East and West
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چکیده
The aim of this paper is to discuss the nature of human beings, both from the Western and the Eastern perspectives. The first chapter will deal with Western concepts of human being, beginning with Plato. Since we come across four views in Western philosophy, this chapter will be divided into four sections, dealing with the following views: a) rationality as the defining property of human beings; b) certain attitudes or experiences, such as caring, loving, etc., as the defining properties of human beings; c) theological concepts of human beings, and d) the existentialist concepts of human beings.
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