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1	Freedom from the known more books like this by J. Krishnamurti add to wishlist In this work Krishnamurti shows how people can free themselves from the tyranny of the expected, regardless of age. By first changing themselves, they then can change their relationships and society. Themes include: awareness, man's search and the tortured mind. see all copies from £6.83! new only from £9.26! \| first editions
2	The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul more books like this by Douglas R Hofstadter add to wishlist Hofstadter and Dennet have assembled an evocative collection of essays from a wide range of thinkers concerning the self and consciousness. With explanatory afterwords to each essay, this text opens up the concerns of the philosophy of mind to the general public. see all copies from £2.47! new only from £7.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity more books like this by Charles Taylor add to wishlist 'Most of us are still groping for answers about what makes life worth living, or what confers meaning on individual lives', writes Charles Taylor in Sources of the Self. 'This is an essentially modern predicament.' Charles Taylor's latest book sets out to define the modern identity by tracing its genesis, analysing the writings of such thinkers as ... see all copies from £14.86! new only from £18.65!
4	The book on the taboo against knowing who you are more books like this by Alan Wilson Watts add to wishlist From the author of over twenty books on the philosophy and psychology of religion, including The Way of Zen, comes the audio edition of this bestseller published in 1966. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.94! \| first editions
5	Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern more books like this by Douglas R Hofstadter add to wishlist Hofstadters collection of quirky essays is unified by its primary concern: to examine the way people perceive and think.. see all copies from £5.14! new only from £17.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Continental Philosophy Since 1750: The Rise and Fall of the Self more books like this by Robert C Solomon add to wishlist The explosion of creative and speculative philosophy that emerged in Europe in the second half of the eighteenth century is a thrilling intellectual adventure story, as well as an essential chapter in the history of philosophy. The main theme of this story is the rise and fall of the Self. The Self in question is no ordinary self - no individual ... see all copies from £14.90! new only from £19.25!
7	The Psychic Life of Power: Theories in Subjection more books like this by Judith P Butler add to wishlist As a form of power, subjection is paradoxical. To be dominated by a power external to oneself is a familiar and agonizing form power takes. To find, however, that what one is, one's very formation as a subject, is dependent upon that very power is quite another. If, following Foucault, we understand power as forming the subject as well, it ... see all copies from £13.44! new only from £13.44! \| first editions
8	Consciousness Speaks: Conversations with Ramesh S. Balsekar more books like this by Ramesh S Balsekar add to wishlist see all copies from £11.14! new only from £17.15!
9	Giving an Account of Oneself more books like this by Judith P Butler add to wishlist What does it mean to lead a moral life? In her first extended study of moral philosophy, Judith Butler offers a provocative outline for a new ethical practice - one responsive to the need for critical autonomy and grounded in a new sense of the human subject. Butler takes as her starting point one's ability to answer the questions "What have I ... see all copies from £13.99! new only from £13.99!
10	Sanctuary of Self more books like this by Ralph M. Lewis add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57! new only from £124.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Problems of the Self: Philosophical Papers 1956-1972 more books like this by Bernard Arthur Owen Williams add to wishlist This is a volume of philosophical studies, centred on problems of personal identity and extending to related topics in the philosophy of mind and moral philosophy. see all copies from £13.01! new only from £19.00!
12	Journeys to Selfhood: Hegel & Kierkegaard more books like this by Mark C Taylor add to wishlist Beginning with Kierkegaard's critique of Hegel and extending through every major philosophical movement of the 20th century, this work charts the historical background of philosophy and identifies issues that merit discussion. see all copies from £9.04! new only from £25.04! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Selfhood of the Human Person more books like this by John E Crosby add to wishlist This study attempts to explain the mystery of personal individuality or uniqueness. It sheds light on the "incommunicability" and unrepeatability of each human person and their "transcendence", giving particular attention to the transcendence achieved by persons in moral existence. see all copies from £11.73! new only from £17.30!
14 view cover	Identity of Man more books like this by Jacob Bronowski add to wishlist see all copies from £1.66! new only from £11.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Oneself as Another more books like this by Paul Ricoeur, Kathleen Blarney (Translator), Kathleen Blamey (Translator) add to wishlist Paul Ricoeur has been hailed as one of the most important thinkers of the century. Oneself as Another, the clearest account of his "philosophical ethics," substantiates this position and lays the groundwork for a metaphysics of morals. Focusing on the concept of personal identity, Ricoeur develops a hermeneutics of the self that charts its ... see all copies from £9.26! new only from £13.74! \| first editions
16 view cover	A Dwelling Place for Wisdom more books like this by Raimon Panikkar, Annemarie S Kidder, PH.D. (Translator) add to wishlist Religious philosopher Panikkar sees wisdom as our universe, our world, our Mother Earth, and as a source of happiness and joy--a dwelling place where people are blessed. Here he discusses wisdom in the context of four different areas: an existential feminine approach; a less fragmented anthropology; its most ancient meaning in philosophy; and the ... see all copies from £8.37! new only from £9.54!
17 view cover	Self to Self: Selected Essays more books like this by J David Velleman add to wishlist Self to Self brings together essays on personal identity, autonomy, and moral emotions by the distinguished philosopher J. David Velleman. Although each of the essays was written as an independent piece, they are unified by an overarching thesis, that there is no single entity denoted by 'the self', as well as by themes from Kantian ethics, ... see all copies from £17.92! new only from £20.04!
18 view cover	The Subject in Art: Portraiture and the Birth of the Modern more books like this by Catherine M Soussloff add to wishlist Challenging prevailing theories regarding the birth of the subject, Catherine M. Soussloff argues that the modern subject did not emerge from psychoanalysis or existential philosophy. Rather it was first visualized in the theory and practice of portraiture in early-twentieth-century Vienna. Soussloff traces the development in Vienna of an ethics ... see all copies from £12.00! new only from £12.00!
19 view cover	The Self After Postmodernity more books like this by Professor Calvin O Schrag add to wishlist A portrait of the human self by way of a critical engagement with the proponents of postmodernity. It experiments with an innovative vocabulary so as to describe self-understanding and self-formation in its discursive, action-oriented, communal, and transcending dynamics. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £9.34!
20	The Final Truth: A Guide to Ultimate Understanding more books like this by Ramesh S Balsekar add to wishlist see all copies from £8.98! new only from £13.04! \| first editions
21 view cover	Technologies of the Self: A Seminar with Michel Foucault more books like this by Luther H Martin (Editor), Patrick H Hutton (Editor), Huck Gutman (Editor) add to wishlist This volume is a wonderful introduction to Foucault and a testimony to the deep humanity of the man himself. see all copies from £12.74! new only from £20.08!
22 view cover	Personal Identity more books like this by Sydney Shoemaker add to wishlist see all copies from £7.56! new only from £22.58! \| first editions
23	The Wisdom of the Overself more books like this by Paul Brunton add to wishlist A discussion of the spiritual value of sleep and dreams, the nature and function of personality in the process of evolution, and the development of intuition to draw people closer to the Universal Mind. Meditation and its practical applications in modern society are also discussed. see all copies from £10.54! first editions
24 view cover	Krishnamurti: Reflections on the Self more books like this by Jiddu Krishnamurti, Raymond Martin (Editor) add to wishlist Described by the Dalai Lama as "one of the greatest thinkers of the age", Jiddu Krishnamurti has influenced millions throughout the 20th century, including Aldous Huxley, Bertrand Russell, Henry Miller and Joseph Campbell. Born of middle-class Brahmin parents in 1895, Krishnamurti was recognised at age fourteen by theosophists Annie Besant and C W ... see all copies from £6.19! new only from £10.59!
25 view cover	The Words of Selves: Identification, Solidarity, Irony more books like this by Denise Riley add to wishlist Marlene Dietrich had the last line in Orson Welles's "A Touch of Evil": What does it matter what you say about other people? The author ponders the question: What does it matter what you say about yourself? She wonders why the requirement to be a something-or-other should be so hard to satisfy in a manner that rings true in the ears of its own ... see all copies from £15.72! new only from £15.72!

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