Daniel Defoe : moral relativism and the science of human nature in Robinson Crusoe 1719
Other Title(s)
دانيال ديفو : النسبية الأخلاقية و علم الطبيعة الإنسانية في رواية روبنسون كروزو 1719
Author
Source
An-Najah University Journal for Research-B : Humanities
Issue
Vol. 34, Issue 8 (31 Aug. 2020), pp.1559-1582, 24 p.
Publisher
An-Najah National University Deanship of Scientific Research
Publication Date
2020-08-31
Country of Publication
Palestine (West Bank)
No. of Pages
24
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Nature is one of the most frequently used words in Robinson Crusoe (1719) by Daniel Defoe.
It refers to a range of different concepts, varying from a universally recognized natural system, to human nature, in addition to humans withstanding sickness or pain.
Sometimes, Defoe projects Nature as a primarily an all self-sufficient universal system, and human nature as a product of this unerring universal scheme.
However, what Defoe agrees on in his frequent deployment of the terms Nature/ nature is its stability.
For example, according to the Defoe an perspective: to understand human nature one needs to recognize the interweaving of revealed religion with the study of human morality.
Defoe primarily identifies human nature as standing upon pillar of an unchanging moral formula already determined by God, and that any deviation from this divine dictation usually ends in disaster.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Janfawi, Khalid. 2020. Daniel Defoe : moral relativism and the science of human nature in Robinson Crusoe 1719. An-Najah University Journal for Research-B : Humanities،Vol. 34, no. 8, pp.1559-1582.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1276395
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Janfawi, Khalid. Daniel Defoe : moral relativism and the science of human nature in Robinson Crusoe 1719. An-Najah University Journal for Research-B : Humanities Vol. 34, no. 8 (Aug. 2020), pp.1559-1582.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1276395
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Janfawi, Khalid. Daniel Defoe : moral relativism and the science of human nature in Robinson Crusoe 1719. An-Najah University Journal for Research-B : Humanities. 2020. Vol. 34, no. 8, pp.1559-1582.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1276395
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Text in English ; abstracts in English and Arabic.
Record ID
BIM-1276395