Writing the self : diaries, memoirs, and the history of the self /

The self has a history. In the West, the idea of the soul entered Christianity with the Church Fathers, notably Augustine. During the Renaissance the idea of the individual attained preeminence, as in the works of Montaigne. In the seventeenth century, philosophers such as Descartes formulated notio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heehs, Peter (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Temas:
Self in literature.
Self (Philosophy) > History.
Autobiography in literature.
Soul in literature.
Moi (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Moi (Philosophie) > Histoire.
Autobiographie dans la littérature.
Âme dans la littérature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Self (Philosophy)
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Self and History
  • The Soul from Animism to Monotheism
  • Exercing the Soul and Mind
  • Self-Examination
  • Reasons of the Mind and Heart
  • The Soul Dethroned
  • Rousseau and Romanticism
  • Revolution and Reaction
  • Idealism amd Irrationalism
  • The Individual and the Crowd
  • Doubting the Soul and Discovering of the Body
  • Evolution and Affirmation
  • The Search for Authenticity
  • The Death of the Subject
  • Long Live the Self.

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