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Beyond Individualism : Reconstituting the Liberal Self.
In the examination of the conception of human nature, a duality is commonly perceived--the liberal self as atomistic, self-contained, even selfish; and the communitarian self as socially situated and defined through its environment. Crittenden argues that neither view is acceptable, drawing onrecent...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford University Press,
1992.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the examination of the conception of human nature, a duality is commonly perceived--the liberal self as atomistic, self-contained, even selfish; and the communitarian self as socially situated and defined through its environment. Crittenden argues that neither view is acceptable, drawing onrecent psychological research to expound on a theory of ""compound individuality."" This work includes a discussion of the compound individual as the self of liberalism, as well as a discussion of the sort of political organization that can generate personal identity constituted by liberal autonomyand com. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195360899 0195360893 1280526033 9781280526039 1429400099 9781429400091 |