The Self: A History

by Patricia Kitcher

The Self: A History explores the ways in which the concept of an 'I' or a 'self' has been developed and deployed at different times in the history of Western Philosophy. It also offers a striking contrast case, the 'interconnected' self, who appears in some expressions of African Philosophy.

The I or self seems engulfed in paradoxes. We are selves and we seem to be conscious of ourselves, yet it is very difficult to say what a self is. Although...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190087250
• ISBN13: 9780190087258
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.1"