Beyond Individualism: Reconstituting the Liberal Self

Beyond Individualism: Reconstituting the Liberal Self
ISBN-10
0195360893
ISBN-13
9780195360899
Category
Political Science
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
1992-08-13
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Jack Crittenden

Description

In the examination of the conception of human nature, a duality is commonly perceived--the liberal self as atomistic, self-contained, even selfish; and the communitarian self as socially situated and defined through its environment. Crittenden argues that neither view is acceptable, drawing on recent psychological research to expound on a theory of "compound individuality." This work includes a discussion of the compound individual as the self of liberalism, as well as a discussion of the sort of political organization that can generate personal identity constituted by liberal autonomy and communitarian sociality.

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