Adolf Portmann: A Thinker of Self-Expressive Life by Filip Jaroš
English | PDF,EPUB | 2021 | 273 Pages | ISBN : 3030678091 | 11.3 MB
This edited volume is the first specialized book in English about the Swiss zoologist and anthropologist Adolf Portmann (1897-1982). It provides a clarification and update of Portmann’s theoretical approach to the phenomenon of life, characterized by terms such as “inwardness” and “self-presentation.” Portmann’s concepts of secondary altriciality and the social uterus have become foundational in philosophical anthropology, providing a benchmark of the difference between humans and animals.