Writing the Self - Peter Heehs

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Résumé :

The self has a history. In the West, the idea of the soul entered Christianity with the Church Fathers, notably Augustine. During the Renaissance the idea of the individual attained preeminence, as in the works of Montaigne. In the seventeenth century, philosophers such as Descartes formulated notions of selfhood that did not require a divine foundation...

Biographie:

1. The Self and History
/ 2. The Soul from Animism to Monotheism [prehistory to medieval period]
/ 3. Exercising the Soul and Mind [14C-16C] /
4. Self-Examination [late 16C-17C]
/ 5. Reasons of the Mind and Heart [mid 17C-early 18C]
/ 6. The Soul Dethroned [18C]
/ 7. Rousseau and Romanticism [mid 18C-early 19C]
/ 8. Revolution and Reaction [19C France] /
9. Idealism and Irrationalism [19C Germany etc.]
/ 10. The Individual and the Crowd [19C USA]
/ 11. Doubting the Soul and Discovering of the Body [mid-late 19C]
/ 12. Evolution and Affirmation [late 19C-early 20C]
/ 13. The Search for Authenticity [mid 20C]
/ 14. The Death of the Subject [late 20C]
/ 15. The Self is Dead, Long Live the Self [1985-2010] / Bibliography / Index