Person sein und Geschichten erzählen
Subtitle: eine Studie über personale Autonomie und narrative Gründe
By: von Tim Henning
Series: Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie -- Bd. 90; Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie -- Bd. 90.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: ger
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9783110210200; 9783110205695
Subjects: Autobiography; Philosophy; PSYCHOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; Self-consciousness (Awareness); Mind & Body; Narration (Rhetoric); Identity (Philosophical concept); Personality
Description: People tell a story about their lives: a thesis like this is popular in philosophy, cognitive psychology, and cultural studies. However, there has been no detailed argument for this thesis nor even an adaquate theory of narrative language. The present book offers to correct this. It is additionally an independent contribution to the theory of personal autonomy and an analysis of the concept of personality. Biographical stories articulate special practical reasons, and persons are autonomous beings in that they are receptive to these reasons.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [274]-283) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Frontmatter; Inhalt; Einleitung: Person sein und Geschichten erzählen; Teil I: Autonomie, Identifikation und biographische Rechtfertigung; Teil II: Was ist eine Narration?; Teil III: Biographische Rechtfertigung und Narration; Schluss: Narrative Gründe und narrative Kritik; Backmatter;