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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785569003321

Autore

Smith Karl E

Titolo

Meaning, subjectivity, society [[electronic resource] ] : making sense of modernity / / by Karl E. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-282-95230-7

9786612952302

90-04-19055-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Collana

International comparative social studies, , 1568-4474 ; ; v. 22

Disciplina

128

Soggetti

Meaning (Philosophy)

Self (Philosophy)

Subjectivity

Civilization, Modern

Philosophical anthropology

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

Preliminary Material / K.E. Smith -- Introduction / K.E. Smith -- Chapter One. The Meaning Of Meaning / K.E. Smith -- Chapter Two. The Self / K.E. Smith -- Chapter Three. The Subject / K.E. Smith -- Chapter Four. Towards Modernity / K.E. Smith -- Chapter Five. Autonomy / K.E. Smith -- Chapter Six. Reformulating The Project Of Autonomy / K.E. Smith -- Bibliography / K.E. Smith -- Index / K.E. Smith.

Sommario/riassunto

This book grapples with questions at the core of philosophy and social theory – Who am I? Who are we? How are we to live? That is, questions of what humans are capable of, the ‘nature’ of our relationships to each other and to the world around us, and how we should live. They appear to be both prohibitive and seductive – that they are ultimately irresolvable makes it tempting to leave them alone, yet we cannot do that either. This interdisciplinary investigation proceeds primarily as a dialogue with Cornelius Castoriadis and Charles Taylor.