Self and Soul

A Defense of Ideals

Mark Edmundson

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$22.00 • £19.95 • €20.95

ISBN 9780674984004

Publication Date: 07/02/2018

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304 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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Main Sources Cited in the Text
Polemical Introduction: The Triumph of Self
I. Ancient Ideals
- 1. The Hero
- 2. The Saint
- 3. The Thinker
II. Ideals in the Modern World
- 4. Shakespeare and the Early Modern Self
- 5. The Poet
- 6. Freud and the Ideal Self
Polemical Conclusion: In the Culture of the Counterfeit
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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