The Mediating Self

By Mitchell Aboulafia

Subjects: Philosophy, modern, Self (philosophy), Moi (Philosophie), Psychologie sociale, Free will and determinism, Histoire, Mead, george herbert, 1863-1931, Vrije wil, Social psychology, Sociale filosofie, Selbstbewusstsein, Meditations, Determinisme, Sociale psychologie, Will, History, Self (Philosophy), Libre arbitre et déterminisme, Freedom of will

Description: In this pathbreaking book Mitchell Aboulafia considers the development of the sense of self by critically analyzing the philosophies of George Herbert Mead--an American pragmatist who argues that self-consciousness results from social interaction through language and symbol--and of Jean-Paul Sartre, the existentialist who maintains that consciousness is free to create the self. Building on their work, Aboulafia provides an original analysis of consciousness and self-determination. -- Back cover.