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The demanded self : Levinasian ethics and identity in psychology /

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"Goodman demonstrates how the ethical dimension of human experience has too frequently been neglected within psychology's present constructs of the self and argues that the philosophical work of Emmanuel Levinas, whose work establishes an originary ethical attunement to the other person, c...

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Main Author: Goodman, David M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Psychology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Lévinas, Emmanuel > Ethics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Goodman demonstrates how the ethical dimension of human experience has too frequently been neglected within psychology's present constructs of the self and argues that the philosophical work of Emmanuel Levinas, whose work establishes an originary ethical attunement to the other person, can provide a radical corrective to such morally anemic definitions of the modern self. Includes clinical examples"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (246 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780820705859