208 Pages
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Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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'To thine own self be true.' From Polonius's words in Hamlet right up to Oprah, we are constantly urged to look within. Why is being authentic the ultimate aim in life for so many people, and why does it mean looking inside rather than out? Is it about finding the 'real' me, or something greater than me, even God? And should we welcome what we find? Thought-provoking and with an astonishing... Read more
Preface, One The Culture of Authenticity, Two The Enchanted Garden, Three The Modern Worldview, Four Romanticism and the Ideal of Authenticity, Five The Heart of Darkness, Six De-centering the Subject, Seven Story-Shaped Selves, Eight Authenticity in Context, Notes, Index
Biography
Charles Guignon teaches philosophy at the University of South Florida. He is the author of Heidegger and the Problem of Knowledge and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Heidegger.
"... traverses often very dense acreages of philosophical argument with considerable elegance. It never patronises the reader, or gives the impression of talking down to them. It is enthusiastic and engaging ... For anyone who, bemused at our culture's seemingly endless fascination with individual self-worth, seeks some firm guide as how we arrived here, On Being Authentic will prove to be an admirable starting point." - Jonathan Sawday, Glasgow University
