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WILEY

 
9780226898162: The Semiotic Self
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0226898164 ISBN 13 : 9780226898162
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Wiley Norbert

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This work offers a novel and challenging interpretation of the nature of the self. In opposition to currently fashionable theories, Wiley argues that the self is an integral and autonomous entity. The self is interpreted as a semiotic structure and on this basis the author presents an original analysis of the origins of self–identity. The book draws particularly upon two philosophical sources: the writings of Charles Sanders Peirce and George Herbert Mead. The result is a "trialogical" model in which the present self ("I") talks to the future self ("you") about the past self ("me"). A distinctive feature of Wiley′s view is that there is a mutually–supportive relation between the self and democracy, a view which he traces through American history.

Providing as it does a means of interpreting the politics of identity in relation to such issues as class, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation, this book will stimulate wide interest.

Revue de presse

"Wiley has entered a very important and controversial debate, in the politics of identity, with an extremely interesting and provocative theory ... [He] has encouraged the development of social theory in innovative directions. This latest publication promises more of the same. For those who take the social constitution of self as a central problematic, Wiley′s book is the first major contribution in a long time." American Journal of Sociology

"Highly stimulating and illuminating work." Contemporary Sociology

"No brief review can do justice to the profundity and scope of this work ... Wiley displays impressive erudition and an exceptional ability to make fine distinctions ... Above all, I found this work a refreshing effort to rethink one of the givens of symbolic interactionism." Symbolic Interaction

"An unusual and challenging assessment." Social Forces

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Éditeur
University of Chicago Press
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0226898164
ISBN 13 
9780226898162
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
264
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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