Kierkegaard's romantic legacy : two theories of the self /

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Author / Creator:Gupta, Anoop, 1969-
Imprint:Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2005.
Description:x, 131 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Philosophica, 14804670
Collection Philosophica.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5893933
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ISBN:0776606166 (pbk.) : $26.00
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-131) and index.
Standard no.:9780776606163
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Summary:In Kierkegaard's Romantic Legacy , Anoop Gupta develops an original theory of the self based on Kierkegaard's writings. Gupta proceeds by historical exegesis and considers several important ways of thinking about self outside of the natural sciences. His study moves theories of the self from theology toward sociology, from a God-relationship to a social one, and illustrates how a loss in theological underpinnings partly contributes to the rise in the popularity of cultural relativism. By drawing on Kierkegaard's writings, Gupta develops a metaphysical account of the self that provides an alternative to the idea that there is no such thing as human nature. <br> Keywords: Kierkegaard; Philosophy; Theory of self; Metaphysics; Theology; Sociology
Physical Description:x, 131 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-131) and index.
ISBN:0776606166
ISSN:14804670