Ten theories of human nature

Rival theories and critical assessment of them

Three ancient religious traditions

Confucianism: The way of the sages / by David L. Haberman

Upanishadic Hinduism: quest for ultimate knowledge / by David L. Haberman

The Bible: humanity in relation to God

Five philosophical thinkers

Plato: the rule of reason

Kant: reason and freedom, history and grace

Marx: the economic basis of human nature

Freud: the unconscious basis of mind

Sartre: radical freedom

Two samples of scientific theorizing about human nature

Behavioral psychology: Skinner on conditioning

Evolutionary psychology: Lorenz on aggression

Toward a unified understanding: nine types of psychology.