Social Self

Klappentext Much discussion in recent years has centred on the status of the self! identity and subjectivity in the light of powerful arguments about the social origins of personhood. The Social Self presents many dimensions of the debate! spanning psychology! philosophy! politics and feminist theory! and provides a critical overview of the key themes involved. The internationally renowned contributors examine the senses in which we are `social selves' whose very identities are intimately bound up with the communities and cultures in which we live. Drawing on Wittgenstein! Marx! Foucault! Bakhtin! Gilligan and MacIntyre! among others! the chapters show the diversity of influences that have shaped this exciting and controversial issue. Zusammenfassung The internationally renowned contributors to this book examine the senses in which we are `social selves' whose very identities are intimately bound up with the communities and cultures in which we live. Drawing on Wittgenstein! Marx! Foucault! Bakhtin! Gilligan and MacIntyre! among others! the chapters show the diversity of influences that have shaped this exciting and controversial issue. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - David Bakhurst and Christine Sypnowich Problems of the Social SelfMeaning and Self in Cultural Perspective - Jerome BrunerWittgenstein and Social Being - David BakhurstWhat a Vygotskian Perspective Can Contribute to Contemporary Philosophy of Language - Ellen WatsonThe Soviet Self - Felix Mikhailov A Personal ReminiscenceDeath in Utopia - Christine Sypnowich Marxism and the Mortal SelfThe Social Self in Political Theory - Stephen Mulhall and Adam Swift The Communitarian Critique of the Liberal SubjectThe Gendered Self - Diana CooleBecoming Women/Women Becoming - Helene Keyssar Film and the Social Construction of GenderWhy Multiple Personality Tells Us Nothing about the Self/Mind/Person/Subject/Soul/Consciousness - Ian Hacking ...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David Sypnowich Bakhurst
• Collaboration: David Bakhurst (Editeur), Christine Sypnowich (Editeur)
• Edition: Sage Publications Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.08.1995
• EAN: 9780803975972
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-7597-2
• Pages: 192
• Thème: Inquiries in Social Construction series
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Psychologie > Psychologie théorique; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques