The realizations of the self

Book

Palgrave Macmillan, New York

2018

292, ix Pages

ISBN 978-3-319-94699-3

The realizations of the self

Edited by

Andrea Altobrando, Takuya Niikawa, Richard Stone

Recent discussions of self-realization have devolved into unscientific theories of self-help. However, this vague and often misused concept is connected to many important individual and social problems. As long as its meaning remains unclear, it can be abused for social, political, and commercial malpractices. To combat this issue, this book shares perspectives from scholars of various philosophical traditions. Each chapter takes new steps in asking what the meaning of self-realization is–both in terms of what it means to understand whoor what one is, and also in terms of how one can, or should, fulfilll oneself. The conceptual elucidations achieved from both theoretical and practical perspectives allow for a more mature awareness of how to deal with discourses on self-realization and, in any case, can help to demystify the subject.

Publication details

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-94700-6

Full citation:

Altobrando, A. , Niikawa, , Stone, (eds) (2018). The realizations of the self, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Altobrando Andrea; Niikawa Takuya; Stone Richard

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