| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 205 pages) |
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Contributions in philosophy, 0084-926X ; no. 65 |
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Contributions in philosophy ; no. 65. 0084-926X
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| Contents |
1. The Analysis of Power: Foucault and Habermas -- 2. Self-Construction and the Formation of Values that Empower -- 3. Self-Construction and the Desiring Subject: Power and Domination -- 4. Self-Empowerment and Self-Construction: Power in the American Pragmatic Tradition -- 5. Conclusion |
| Summary |
Annotation. This volume presents a theoretical defense of the potential of ordinary individuals to construct values and through them to become self-empowering, responsible participants in a democratic community. Rather than conceiving of power as domination, the author identifies true power as self-empowerment, a notion based on self-construction. He proposes the vision of an authentically free self filled with a compassion that is a composite of reason and feeling. Such a composite self does not consciously manipulate language, truth, and desire to dominate and subordinate other individuals, but uses them to construct values and norms that can enrich others. To support his argument the author draws on both classical and contemporary philosophers, as well as on literary sources |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Power (Philosophy)
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Self (Philosophy)
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Values.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Epistemology.
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Power (Philosophy)
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Self (Philosophy)
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Values
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Macht.
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Zelf.
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Waarden.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0313030227 |
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9780313030222 |
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9780313308086 |
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031330808X |
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9780275973148 |
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027597314X |
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