Thomas Morawetz, Scotty Enyart

Knowing Self, Changing Self

The Interplay of Reality, Fantasy, and Friendship

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book uses philosophy, psychology, and autobiography in an innovative exploration of the nature and evolution of self-knowledge. Topics include the impact of others, the role of fantasy, the construction of self-image, and playing roles; the second part of the book explores how self-understanding evolves through friendship.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 134
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9781498575065
• ISBN-10: 1498575064
• Artikelnr.: 53023330

Autorenporträt

Thomas Morawetz is the Tapping Reeve Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Connecticut School of Law. Scotty Enyart works in private practice at The Enyart Group.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Knowing Self (by Thomas Morawetz) Introduction: On the Examined
Life Chapter 1: On the Social Bases of Self-Knowledge "Who Am I?" Identity
and Recognition Attitudes Trust and Fear Self-knowledge as Knowledge
Fantasy Selves Chapter 2: On Truth and Falsity, Fantasy and Self-Knowledge
What You See... Aspects and Ingredients of the Self Parameters of
Self-image Discontent and Quiet Desperation Culture and Fantasy Deeper into
Fantasy Chapter 3: On Acting, Roles, and Essences Acting: Two Meanings
"Real" Actors The Audience Deeper into Identification Roles and Selves
Cosplay Chapter 4: On Recognition The Importance of Recognizability
Recognizing Oneself Anonymity Recognition, Power, and Fear Impersonation
and Deception The Technology of Self-creation Part 2: Changing Self (by
Thomas Morawetz and Scotty Enyart) Chapter 5: On Friendship Others and
Alter Egos (TM) Beginning Again (SE) Contrast and Complement (TM) Learning
and Giving (SE) Voices in the Wilderness (TM) Chapter 6: On Professional
Identity Revising the Self (TM) Therapy: Inroads, Strengths, Deficits (SE)
Change: Transparency and Opacity (TM) The Therapist's Role (SE) The Self as
Indirect Object (TM) Chapter 7: On Culture What is Culture? (TM) Origins
(SE) Frames, Contexts, and Cultures (TM) The Deliberate Cultural Pursuit of
Self-knowledge (SE) Culture and Personal Trajectories (TM) Chapter 8: On
Feeling Judging and Feeling (TM) Ways of Knowing and Feeling (SE) The Self
and Humanism (TM)