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

• Autore: Martin Raymond <1941-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 126/.09
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Altri autori: BarresiJohn <1941->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Naturalization of the soul
• ISBN: 1-134-60602-8; 1-134-60603-6; 1-280-35429-1; 9786610354290; 0-203-25217-9; 0-203-02670-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783810703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in eighteenth century philosophy ; ; 1.