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Perspectives on the Self: Reflexivity in the Humanities

Edited by VojtÄ›ch Kolman, Edited by Tereza MatÄ›jÄkovÃ¡

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The volume develops the concepts of the self and its reflexive nature as they are linked to modern thought from Hegel to Luhmann. The moderns are reflexive in a double sense: they create themselves by self-reflexivity and make their world â€“ society â€“ in their own image. That the social world is reflexive means that it is made up of non-subjective (or supra-subjective) communication. The volume's contributors analyze this double reflexivity, of the self and society, from an interdisciplinary perspective, focusing both on individual and social narratives. This broad, interdisciplinary approach is a distinctive mark of the entire project. The volume will be structured around the following axes: Self-making and reflexivity â€“ theoretical topics; Social self and the modern world; Literature â€“ self and narrativity; Creative Self â€“ text and fine art. Among the contributors are some of the most renowned specialists in their respective fields, including J. F. KervÃ©gan, B. Zabel, P. Stekeler-Weithofer, I. James, L. Kvasz, H. IkÃ¤heimo and others.