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The politics of persons : individual autonomy and socio-historical selves / John Christman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Christman, John Philip.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Justice (Philosophy).
- Self.
- Autonomy (Philosophy).
- Physical Description:
- x, 274 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- pt. 1. Selves. The social concept of self: critical taxonomy
- The post-modern subject
- The narrative self
- Memory, agency, and the self
- pt. 2. Autonomy. Political persons
- The historical concept of autonomy
- Relational autonomy
- The dynamics of social identities
- pt. 3. Justice. Justice over time: history, public reason, and political legitimacy
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-269) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521760560
- 0521760569
- OCLC:
- 318871500
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