What is a human being? Philosophical anthropology has approached this question with unusual sophistication, experimentalism, and subtlety. This volume explores the philosophical anthropologies of Scheler, Gehlen, Plessner, and Blumenberg in terms of their relevance to contemporary theories of nature, naturalism, organic life, and human affairs.

Jos de Mul (ed.), Plessner's Philosophical Anthropology: Perspectives and Prospects (Amsterdam University Press / Chicago University Press, December 2014)Anunta Kumar Giri and John Clammer (eds.), Philosophy and Anthropology: Border Crossings and Transformations (Anthem Press, December 2014)Stephen M. Downes and Edouard Machery (eds.), Arguing About Human Nature (Routledge, 2013)

Introduction; Phillip Honenberger 1. In Pursuit of Something Essential About Man: Heidegger and Philosophical Anthropology; Beth Cykowski2. Gehlen, Nietzsche, and the Project of a Philosophical Anthropology; Richard Schacht3. Hans Blumenberg: Philosophical Anthropology and the Ethics of Consolation; Viva Pavesich 4. Naturalism, Pluralism, and the Human Place in the Worlds; Phillip Honenberger5. Plessner's Conceptual Investigations of 'Life': Structural Narratology; Scott Davis6. Gehlen's Philosophical Anthropology: Contemporary Applications in Addiction Research; Sally Wasmuth7. The Hybrid Hominin: A Renewed Point of Departure for Philosophical Anthropology; Lenny Moss8. Intentionality and Mentality as Explanans and as Explanandum: On Michael Tomasello's Research Program and Philosophical Anthropology; Hans-Peter Kruger 9. Biology and Culture; Joseph Margolis10. The Mortal Self: A Transcendental-Pragmatic Anthropology; Sami Pihlstrom