The Mediating Self
Author | : Mitchell Aboulafia |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 139 |
Release | : 1986 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300035233 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300035230 |
Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Mediating Self written by Mitchell Aboulafia and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.