Elena Pulcini

Individual without Passions

Modern Individualism and the Loss of the Social Bond

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Produktbeschreibung

The innovative characteristic of the book lies in its tackling the topic of individualism from the original point of view of a theory of passions. It underlines the importance of the problem of the passions both in forming individual identity and building the social bond. It proposes to contrast the pathological effects of egoistical passions (acquisitive passion and passion of the Self), which are dominant in modernity, with empathetic and solidaristic passions, exemplified in the phenomenon of the gift.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 524g
• ISBN-13: 9780739166574
• ISBN-10: 0739166573
• Artikelnr.: 36053965

Autorenporträt

By Elena Pulcini - Translated by Karen Whittle

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Individual Without Passions Chapter 1: From the Ethics of
Honor to Self-Preservation Chapter 2: Homo oeconomicus: Between Acquisitive
Passion and Passion of the Self Chapter 3: The Critique of Acquisitive
Individualism and the Search for Authenticity Chapter 4: The Disappearance
of the Passions: homo democraticus Chapter 5: Homo reciprocus: The passion
of Giving and the Communitarian Individual