Overview
- Uniquely treats personal individuality from the first-person perspective without turning it into a subjective account
- Argues for an individual essence while not reducing individuality to identity
- Appeals to descriptive phenomenology and Husserl’s thought so as to account for self-shaping in light of the axiological philosophy of Max Scheler.
Part of the book series: Contributions to Phenomenology (CTPH, volume 116)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book purports to devise a pattern of the self that accounts for the role that change and identity play in self-shaping. It focuses on the process through which we discover, know and shape ourselves and wonder whether there is a core of our individuality and how we should account for it. The core is described along with its range of possible variations and its constraints. This volume provides arguments on how individual essence – far from being something monolithic – is inherently dynamic.
The text delves into the link between change and identity in self-shaping, arguably the fundamental issue of personal individuality. Different theories and standpoints are addressed and scrutinized. Descriptive phenomenology will enter along with Max Scheler’s stance on axiology, as well as the keystones that account for self-shaping. This book appeals to students and researchers working on the implications of phenomenology for self identification and personal individuality.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Bianca Bellini's research interests focus on Scheler’s stance on personhood and Husserl’s stance on imagination. Her interest in literature has led her to delve into the topic of the imaginary; her interest in individuality has led her to delve into the topic of self-shaping. She’s been a guest researcher at the Husserl Archives in Leuven, has participated in several international conferences, and has contributed to a high number of publications giving her the opportunity to examine the phenomenological link between change and identity in self-shaping.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: How Change and Identity Coexist in Personal Individuality
Book Subtitle: A Phenomenological Account of Self-Shaping
Authors: Bianca Bellini
Series Title: Contributions to Phenomenology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81451-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81450-2Published: 16 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81453-3Published: 17 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-81451-9Published: 15 September 2021
Series ISSN: 0923-9545
Series E-ISSN: 2215-1915
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 192
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Phenomenology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology, general