The Mediating Self

In this pathbreaking book Mitchell Aboulafia considers the development of the sense of self by critically analyzing the philosophies of George Herbert Mead--an American pragmatist who argues that self-consciousness results from social interaction through language and symbol--and of Jean-Paul Sartre, the existentialist who maintains that consciousness is free to create the self. Building on their work, Aboulafia provides an original analysis of consciousness and self-determination. -- Back cover.

Year

1992

Language

English

Publisher

Yale University Press

Editions

1

Pages

192

ISBN

9780300054767

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