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The individual without passions : modern individualism and the loss of the social bond /
The innovative characteristic of the book lies in its tackling the topic of individualism from the original point of view of a theory of passions . It underlines the importance of the problem of the passions both in forming individual identity and building the social bond . It proposes to contrast t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
c2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The innovative characteristic of the book lies in its tackling the topic of individualism from the original point of view of a theory of passions . It underlines the importance of the problem of the passions both in forming individual identity and building the social bond . It proposes to contrast the pathological effects of egoistical passions (acquisitive passion and passion of the Self), which are dominant in modernity, with empathetic and solidaristic passions, exemplified in the phenomenon of the gift. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 214 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-202) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739166581 0739166581 1283596032 9781283596039 0739166573 9780739166574 9786613908483 6613908487 |