Adolf Portmann: A Thinker of Self-Expressive Life

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030678121
• ISBN13: 9783030678128
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"