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Naturalization of the soul : self and personal identity in the eighteenth century / Raymond Martin and John Barresi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martin, Raymond, 1941-
- Martin Barresi Staff, Corporate Author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in eighteenth century philosophy ; 1.
- Routledge studies in eighteenth century philosophy ; 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Self (Philosophy)--Great Britain--History--17th century.
- Self (Philosophy).
- Identity (Psychology)--Great Britain--History--17th century.
- Identity (Psychology).
- Self (Philosophy)--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Identity (Psychology)--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Naturalization of the Soul charts the development of the concepts of soul and self in Western thought, from Plato to the present. It fills an important gap in intellectual history by being the first book to emphasize the enormous intellectual transformation in the eighteenth century, when the religious 'soul' was replaced first by a philosophical 'self' and then by a scientific 'mind'. The authors show that many supposedly contemporary theories of the self were actually discussed in the eighteenth century, and recognize the status of William Hazlitt as one of the most important Person
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-198) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-60602-8
- 1-134-60603-6
- 1-280-35429-1
- 9786610354290
- 0-203-25217-9
- 0-203-02670-5
- 9780203026700
- OCLC:
- 71348441
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