Between One and One Another [electronic resource].
Jackson, Michael.
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press,
c2012.
Michael Jackson extends his path-breaking work in existential anthropology by focusing on the interplay between two modes of human existence: that of participating in other peoples' lives and that of turning inward to one's self. Grounding his discussion in the subtle shifts between being acted upon and taking action, Jackson shows how the historical complexities and particularities found in human interactions reveal the dilemmas, conflicts, cares, and concerns that shape all of our lives. Through portraits of individuals encountered in the course of his travels, including friends and family,
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Preamble; Chapter 2: The Philosopher Who Would Not Be King; Chapter 3: Hermit in the Water of Life; Chapter 4: Writing Workshop; Chapter 5: How Much Home Does a Person Need?; Chapter 6: Clearings in the Bush; Chapter 7: The Gulf of Corinth; Chapter 8: It's Other People Who Are My Old Age; Chapter 9: Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear; Chapter 10: I Am an Other; Chapter 11: Yonder; Chapter 12: Reading Siddhartha to Freya at Forest Lake; Chapter 13: On the Work and Writing of Ethnography; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index
Michael Jackson extends his path-breaking work in existential anthropology by focusing on the interplay between two modes of human existence: that of participating in other peoples' lives and that of turning inward to one's self. Grounding his discussion in the subtle shifts between being acted upon and taking action, Jackson shows how the historical complexities and particularities found in human interactions reveal the dilemmas, conflicts, cares, and concerns that shape all of our lives. Through portraits of individuals encountered in the course of his travels, including friends and family,
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Ethnopsychology.
Ethnopsychology.
Intersubjectivity.
Intersubjectivity.
Other minds (Theory of knowledge).
Philosophical anthropology.
Philosophical anthropology.
Self-perception.
Self-perception.
Philosophical anthropology
Ethnopsychology
Intersubjectivity
Self-perception
Other minds (Theory of knowledge)
Philosophy
Philosophy & Religion
Speculative Philosophy