The Romantic self : sovereignty and the politics of nature / Giulia Valpione

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Valpione, Giulia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romanticism--Philosophy.

Romanticism.

Self (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"The Early German Romantics elaborated a highly original philosophical-political framework where subjectivity is not construed as essentially the property of an isolated individual having control over other people and over nature. Rather, each subject can exist and flourish only within a web of harmonious relations of mutual dependency which connects it with history, with other people, and with the natural world. The implications of such a conception for our notion of individual and collective autonomy and for political life are radical. This book explains and analyses this novel way of thinking, places it in its historical context, and brings out some of the major consequences it has for our social life, and in particular for a number of issues of special contemporary relevance such as gender and ecology"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Nature and feeling

Romanticism and modern political thought

Romantic philosophy of nature

Nature and freedom

Fragmentation and unity of history

Imagining the future

Men on women

A fragile self : women’s point of view

Conclusion : German Romanticism – beyond the modern paradigm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 2, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Valpione, Giulia Romantic self

ISBN:

9781009571524

1009571524

9781009571517

1009571516

OCLC:

1592133940

Publisher Number:

CIPO000381736

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license