The Social Self
David Bakhurst
- Queen's University, Ontario, Canada
Christine Sypnowich
- Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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9780803975965
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January 0001
Description
Much debate in recent years has centered on the status of the self, identity, and subjectivity, spawned by powerful arguments about the social origins of personhood. The Social Self presents many viewpoints in this debate that span the disciplines of psychology, philosophy, politics, and feminist theory, providing a critical overview of the key themes involved. In this accessible volume, international scholars examine the sense in which we are social selves, whose very identities are intimately bound up with the communities and cultures in which we live. Drawing from Wittgenstein, Marx, Foucault, Bakhtin, Gilligan, and MacIntyre, among others, the chapters show the diversity of influences that have shaped this exciting and controversial issue.
The Social Self contributes valuable perspectives on the social construction of the self for students and academics throughout the social sciences and the humanities.
Contents
Introduction
- Problems of the Social Self
Meaning and Self in Cultural Perspective
Meaning and Self in Cultural Perspective
Wittgenstein and Social Being
Wittgenstein and Social Being
What a Vygotskian Perspective Can Contribute to Contemporary Philosophy of Language
What a Vygotskian Perspective Can Contribute to Contemporary Philosophy of Language
The Soviet Self
- A Personal Reminiscence
Death in Utopia
- Marxism and the Mortal Self
The Social Self in Political Theory
- The Communitarian Critique of the Liberal Subject
The Gendered Self
The Gendered Self
Becoming Women/Women Becoming
- Film and the Social Construction of Gender
Why Multiple Personality Tells Us Nothing about the Self/Mind/Person/Subject/Soul/Consciousness
Why Multiple Personality Tells Us Nothing about the Self/Mind/Person/Subject/Soul/Consciousness
Description
Much debate in recent years has centered on the status of the self, identity, and subjectivity, spawned by powerful arguments about the social origins of personhood. The Social Self presents many viewpoints in this debate that span the disciplines of psychology, philosophy, politics, and feminist theory, providing a critical overview of the key themes involved. In this accessible volume, international scholars examine the sense in which we are social selves, whose very identities are intimately bound up with the communities and cultures in which we live. Drawing from Wittgenstein, Marx, Foucault, Bakhtin, Gilligan, and MacIntyre, among others, the chapters show the diversity of influences that have shaped this exciting and controversial issue.
The Social Self contributes valuable perspectives on the social construction of the self for students and academics throughout the social sciences and the humanities.
Contents
Introduction
- Problems of the Social Self
Meaning and Self in Cultural Perspective
Meaning and Self in Cultural Perspective
Wittgenstein and Social Being
Wittgenstein and Social Being
What a Vygotskian Perspective Can Contribute to Contemporary Philosophy of Language
What a Vygotskian Perspective Can Contribute to Contemporary Philosophy of Language
The Soviet Self
- A Personal Reminiscence
Death in Utopia
- Marxism and the Mortal Self
The Social Self in Political Theory
- The Communitarian Critique of the Liberal Subject
The Gendered Self
The Gendered Self
Becoming Women/Women Becoming
- Film and the Social Construction of Gender
Why Multiple Personality Tells Us Nothing about the Self/Mind/Person/Subject/Soul/Consciousness
Why Multiple Personality Tells Us Nothing about the Self/Mind/Person/Subject/Soul/Consciousness
September 1995 | 192 pages | Sage UK
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 31/03/2026 | 9780803975965 | $211.00 |
Much debate in recent years has centered on the status of the self, identity, and subjectivity, spawned by powerful arguments about the social origins of personhood. The Social Self presents many viewpoints in this debate that span the disciplines of psychology, philosophy, politics, and feminist theory, providing a critical overview of the key themes involved. In this accessible volume, international scholars examine the sense in which we are social selves, whose very identities are intimately bound up with the communities and cultures in which we live. Drawing from Wittgenstein, Marx, Foucault, Bakhtin, Gilligan, and MacIntyre, among others, the chapters show the diversity of influences that have shaped this exciting and controversial issue.
The Social Self contributes valuable perspectives on the social construction of the self for students and academics throughout the social sciences and the humanities.
Table Of Contents:
- Introduction
- Problems of the Social Self
- Meaning and Self in Cultural Perspective
- Wittgenstein and Social Being
- What a Vygotskian Perspective Can Contribute to Contemporary Philosophy of Language
- The Soviet Self
- A Personal Reminiscence
- Death in Utopia
- Marxism and the Mortal Self
- The Social Self in Political Theory
- The Communitarian Critique of the Liberal Subject
- The Gendered Self
- Becoming Women/Women Becoming
- Film and the Social Construction of Gender
- Why Multiple Personality Tells Us Nothing about the Self/Mind/Person/Subject/Soul/Consciousness