John Barresi: 2 books
The Rise and Fall of Soul and Self
An Intellectual History of Personal Identity
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2006
This book traces the development of theories of the self and personal identity from the ancient Greeks to the present day. From Plato and Aristotle to Freud and Foucault, Raymond Martin and John Barresi explore the works of a wide range of thinkers and reveal the larger intellectual trends, controversies,...
Naturalization of the Soul
Self and Personal Identity in the Eighteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Naturalization of the Soul charts the development of the concepts of soul and self in Western thought, from Plato to the present. It fills an important gap in intellectual history by being the first book to emphasize the enormous intellectual transformation in the eighteenth century, when the religious...