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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783810703321

Autore

Martin Raymond <1941-, >

Titolo

Naturalization of the soul : self and personal identity in the eighteenth century / / Raymond Martin and John Barresi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-60602-8

1-134-60603-6

1-280-35429-1

9786610354290

0-203-25217-9

0-203-02670-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in eighteenth century philosophy ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

BarresiJohn <1941->

Disciplina

126/.09

Soggetti

Self (Philosophy) - Great Britain - History - 17th century

Identity (Psychology) - Great Britain - History - 17th century

Self (Philosophy) - Great Britain - History - 18th century

Identity (Psychology) - Great Britain - History - 18th century

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 (p. 189-198) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS

Sommario/riassunto

Naturalization of the Soul charts the development of the concepts of soul and self in Western thought, from Plato to the present. It fills an important gap in intellectual history by being the first book to emphasize the enormous intellectual transformation in the eighteenth century, when the religious 'soul' was replaced first by a philosophical 'self' and then by a scientific 'mind'. The authors show that many supposedly contemporary theories of the self were actually discussed in the eighteenth century, and recognize the status of William Hazlitt as one of the most important Person