Castoriadis: Psyche, Society, Autonomy

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BRILL, 2009 - 346 páginas
This book is a critical exploration of the philosophical underpinnings and implications of Cornelius Castoriadis reflections on Being, society and the self. The book introduces the reader to the main concepts of Castoriadis work, but goes further to uncover the fundamental philosophical issues addressed by Castoriadis, and to critically examine the issues his work opens up, assessing and, where necessary, offering suggested amendments to the answers Castoriadis himself puts forward. Key conceptual problems addressed include the distinction between autonomy and heteronomy, the nature of the self and self-creation, and the nature of determination in a fundamentally indeterminate universe.
 

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Introduction
1
Chapter One SelfCreation and Autonomy
11
Chapter Two Creation Society and the Imaginary
37
Chapter Three Self and World
65
Chapter Four The Living Body
85
Chapter Five The Human Psyche
113
The Meaning of the Monadic Psyche and its Fate
145
Chapter Seven Magmas
179
Chapter Nine Indeterminacy and Interpretation
241
Chapter Ten Autonomy and Meaning
271
Conclusion
313
Bibliography
329
Index
341
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Jeff Klooger, Ph.D (2001) in Sociology/Philosophy, La Trobe University. His previous publications on Castoriadis work include Interpretation And Being, Thesis Eleven, Number 83, November 2005, pp.15-24.

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