Who Are You Really? - A Philosopher's Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Persons

Joshua Rasmussen

Sinossi

What does it mean to be human? What is a person? Where did we come from?
Many answers have been offered throughout history in response to these perennial questions, including those from biological, anthropological, sociological, political, and theological approaches. And yet the questions remain.
Philosopher Joshua Rasmussen offers his own step-by-step examination into the fundamental nature and ultimate origin of persons. Using accessible language and clear logic, he argues that the answer to the question of what it means to be a person sheds light not only on our own nature but also on the existence of the one who gave us life.

Disponibile da: 21/03/2023.

Lunghezza di stampa: 304 pagine.

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