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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452783003321

Autore

Hermans Hubert J

Titolo

Between dreaming and recognition seeking [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of dialogical self theory / / Hubert J.M. Hermans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, 2012

ISBN

1-282-13397-7

9786613806550

0-7618-5888-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 p.)

Disciplina

158.1

Soggetti

Self (Philosophy)

Recognition (Philosophy)

Self-perception

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Autobiographical Events and Significant Memories; Chapter One. The Emergence of Dialogical Self Theory; Chapter Two. How an Incidental Remark Can Change a Life: The Early Emergence of a Promoter Position; Chapter Three. Paradise Lost and the Imperfection of Being; Chapter Four. Revolutions in the Self and the Phenomenon of Dominance Reversal; Chapter Five. Uncertainty: A Burden or a Gift?; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, Hubert J. M. Hermans, the creator of Dialogical Self Theory, applies this theory to his own life and explains how readers can do the same. Through a series of thought-provoking questions, he invites readers to explore the long-term meaning of significant events in their own lives.