Kierkegaard's Romantic Legacy Two Theories of the Self

Kierkegaard's Romantic Legacy Two Theories of the Self

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In Kierkegaard's Romantic Legacy, Anoop Gupta develops an original theory of the self based on Kierkegaard's writings. Gupta proceeds by historical exegesis and considers several important ways of thinking about self outside of the natural sciences. His study moves theories of the self fro...

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Main Author: Gupta, Anoop (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Ottawa University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa 2005
Series:Philosophica
Subjects:
Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900
Philosophy
Kierkegaard
Theory of self
Theology
Sociology
Existentialism
Metaphysics
Anxiety
Émile Durkheim
God
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Schizophrenia
Søren Kierkegaard
Suicide
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Summary:In Kierkegaard's Romantic Legacy, Anoop Gupta develops an original theory of the self based on Kierkegaard's writings. Gupta proceeds by historical exegesis and considers several important ways of thinking about self outside of the natural sciences. His study moves theories of the self from theology toward sociology, from a God-relationship to a social one, and illustrates how a loss in theological underpinnings partly contributes to the rise in the popularity of cultural relativism. By drawing on Kierkegaard's writings, Gupta develops a metaphysical account of the self that provides an alternative to the idea that there is no such thing as human nature.
ISBN:oapen_627420
9780776616179
Access:Open Access

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