Title: Scars of the spirit : the struggle against inauthenticity /
Authors: Hartman, Geoffrey H.
Publisher: Palgrave/Macmillan,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Authenticity (Philosophy)
Abstract: "In this collection of essays, noted critic Geoffrey Hartman raises the essential question of where we can find the real or authentic in today's world, and how this affects the way we understand our human predicament. Hartman explores such issues as the fantasy of total information and perfect communication encouraged by the internet, the biographical excesses of tell-all talk shows that serve to shore up a personal sense of unreality, the tendency to motivate violence in the name of some moral or spiritual necessity, and the increased difficulty of distinguishing between fakery and truth in confessional and testimonial writing.