Publisher's Synopsis
The first half of this text discusses the basic distinction between matter, plants and animals - in confrontation with diverse trends in natural philosophy. The second half presents the position of humanity in the temporal world in the context of the task of a philosophic anthropology. Particular attention is dedicated to the normative act-structure of the human being (Scheler's views are analyzed, amongst others), while the Genesis account (the "days" of creation and time-measurement) and the neo-Darwinian theory of evolution are also investigated.
