A Sketch Concerning Man
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19th c. · Treatises & Other · English translation, 2026
Source edition: Ὑποτύπωσις περὶ ἀνθρώπου
Cover art: Wanderer above the Sea of Fog — Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840) (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
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Contents
- Introduction
- 1. To the Readers
- 2. Preamble
- 3. Chapter 1: Concerning Man—The External Character of Man
- 4. Infancy
- 5. Childhood
- 6. Manhood
- 7. Old Age
- 8. Chapter 3: Concerning the Relation of Man's Spirit to His Nature
- 9. On the Harmony of the Body With the Soul
- 10. Chapter 4: Psychological Investigation of Man and the Animal
- 11. Investigations Into the Activities of Animals
- 12. That Animals Lack a Rational Soul
- 13. On the Instincts of Animals
- 14. On the Irrationality of Animals and the Proportion of Their Bodies to Their…
- 15. On the Absolute Dissimilarity Between the Soul of Man and the Animal
- 16. Chapter 4: On the Spoken Word and the Innate Word and on Ideas—On the…
- 17. On the Innate Word
- 18. On Ideas
- 19. Chapter 5: Bodily Articulation of the Human and the Animal—On the…
- 20. General Sense
- 21. Specific Sense
- 22. Sense of Touch
- 23. Sense of Taste
- 24. Sense of Smell
- 25. Sense of Hearing
- 26. Sight
- 27. Chapter 6: Psychological Difference Between Human and Animal—On the Sensory…
- 28. On the Cognitive—§1. On Memory
- 29. § 2: On Attention
- 30. § 3: On Knowledge
- 31. § 4: On Science
- 32. § 5: On Imagination
- 33. Chapter 7: On the Appetitive—§1. On Will and Desire
- 34. Chapter 8: On the Affective—§1. On Consciousness and Self-Consciousness
- 35. Part 2—Chapter 1: On the Human Race—§1. That All Men Are From One Race
- 36. § 2: On the Varieties in the Human Race
- 37. § 3: On the Varieties of Colors in the Human Race
- 38. § 4: On Sporadic Variations Appearing in a Generation and on Their…
- 39. On the Action of Climate, Diet, Civilization, Etc. Upon the Human Race for…
- 40. § 3: That Varieties Can Arise From the Action of Climate, Diet, and…
- 41. § 4: On the Effect of Climate and Civilization on the Human Body
- 42. § 5: On the Cause of the Different Skin Colors of Humans
- 43. Chapter 2: On the Kinship of the Human Race, Demonstrated From Spiritual…
- 44. Kinship of Races Demonstrated From the Kinship of Languages
- 45. Part 3—Chapter 1: On the Soul—§ 1. On the Nature and Origin of the Soul
- 46. § 2: On the Origin of the Soul According to the Church Fathers
- 47. § 3: On the Identity of Spirit and Soul
- 48. Part 4: On the Immortality of the Soul
- 49. § 1: Proof of the Immortality of the Soul From the Innate Idea of Soul…
- 50. § 2: Proof of the Immortality of the Soul From the Desire for the Highest…
- 51. § 3: Proof From the Idea of Eternity
- 52. § 4: Proof From Love of the Good, the Beautiful, and the True
- 53. § 5: Proof From Conscience
- 54. § 6: Proof of the Soul's Immortality From God's Inner Revelation
- 55. § 7: The Soul's Immortality as Demonstrated From the Holy Life
- 56. § 8: The Soul's Immortality as Witnessed by Worship of God
- 57. § 9: The Soul's Immortality as Witnessed by Knowledge
- 58. § 10: The Soul's Immortality as Witnessed by Social Life
- 59. § 11: Proof From the Destiny of Nations and Divine Providence
- 60. The Manifestation of the Jewish Nation From Divine Providence
- 61. The Greek Nation and Wisdom From Divine Providence
- 62. The Roman Nation Develops Rapidly and Immensely According to the Providence…
- Persons and Places
- Glossary