Meaning, subjectivity, society : making sense of modernity / / by Karl E. Smith.
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 prohi...
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Superior document: | International comparative social studies, v. 22 |
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Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | English |
Series: | International comparative social studies ;
v. 22. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Other title: | Preliminary Material / Introduction / Chapter One. The Meaning Of Meaning / Chapter Two. The Self / Chapter Three. The Subject / Chapter Four. Towards Modernity / Chapter Five. Autonomy / Chapter Six. Reformulating The Project Of Autonomy / Bibliography / Index / |
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Summary: | 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. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1282952307 9786612952302 9004190554 |
ISSN: | 1568-4474 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by Karl E. Smith. |