The politics of persons
Subtitle: individual autonomy and socio-historical selves
By: John Christman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780521760560
Subjects: Justice (Philosophy); Self; Autonomy (Philosophy)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-269) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: pt. 1. Selves. The social concept of self: critical taxonomy; title: The post-modern subject; title: The narrative self; title: Memory, agency, and the self; title: pt. 2. Autonomy. Political persons; title: The historical concept of autonomy; title: Relational autonomy; title: The dynamics of social identities; title: pt. 3. Justice. Justice over time: history, public reason, and political legitimacy; title: Conclusion.