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Philosophische Anthropologie

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Handbuch Anerkennung

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The text discusses recognition in classical German philosophical anthropology, the idea of recognition as a vital human need, and the human drive to engage in struggles for recognition. Furthermore, it presents a suggestion from evolutionary anthropology concerning the developmental process through which recognition, as well as struggles for recognition, evolved into a fundamental human characteristic.

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  1. Lunds Universitet, Lund, Schweden

    Carl-Göran Heidegren

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  1. Philosophisches Seminar, Universität Münster Philosophisches Seminar, Münster, Germany

    Ludwig Siep

  2. School of Humanities & Languages, The University of New South Wales School of Humanities & Languages, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Heikki Ikaheimo

  3. Philosophisches Seminar, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Philosophisches Seminar, Münster, Germany

    Michael Quante

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Heidegren, CG. (2018). Philosophische Anthropologie. In: Siep, L., Ikaheimo, H., Quante, M. (eds) Handbuch Anerkennung. Springer Reference Geisteswissenschaften. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-19561-8_52-1

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