Essays in Self-Criticism
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Essays in Self-Criticism is a collection of theoretical writings in which Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser reflects on and revises his earlier structuralist positions, offering a self-critical assessment of his work and methodology.
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Target entity: Essays in Self-Criticism Context triple: [Louis Althusser, notableWork, Essays in Self-Criticism]
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Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
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Surviving and Other Essays
Surviving and Other Essays is a collection of psychological and autobiographical essays by Bruno Bettelheim reflecting on trauma, survival, and the human condition.
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On Self-Respect
"On Self-Respect" is a widely anthologized personal essay by Joan Didion that reflects on the nature of dignity, self-knowledge, and moral responsibility.
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Against the Self-Images of the Age
Against the Self-Images of the Age is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that critically examines modern culture’s dominant self-understandings and challenges prevailing assumptions about rationality, morality, and social life.
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Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
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Target entity: Essays in Self-Criticism Target entity description: Essays in Self-Criticism is a collection of theoretical writings in which Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser reflects on and revises his earlier structuralist positions, offering a self-critical assessment of his work and methodology.
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A.
Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
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B.
Surviving and Other Essays
Surviving and Other Essays is a collection of psychological and autobiographical essays by Bruno Bettelheim reflecting on trauma, survival, and the human condition.
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C.
On Self-Respect
"On Self-Respect" is a widely anthologized personal essay by Joan Didion that reflects on the nature of dignity, self-knowledge, and moral responsibility.
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D.
Against the Self-Images of the Age
Against the Self-Images of the Age is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that critically examines modern culture’s dominant self-understandings and challenges prevailing assumptions about rationality, morality, and social life.
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E.
Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Louis Althusser ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| authorPhilosophicalTradition |
Western Marxism
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structural Marxism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| critiques |
Althusser's earlier structuralist Marxism
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dogmatic tendencies in Marxist theory ⓘ |
| describes |
revision of earlier structuralist positions
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self-critical assessment of Althusser's methodology ⓘ self-critical assessment of Althusser's work ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
concept of ideology
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concept of overdetermination ⓘ concept of theoretical practice ⓘ critique of humanism ⓘ relation between theory and practice ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart | theoretical essays ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
philosophers
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political theorists ⓘ students of Marxist theory ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxism
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epistemology ⓘ ideology ⓘ methodology ⓘ self-criticism ⓘ structuralism ⓘ theoretical practice ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
philosophy of science
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political theory ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Althusserian Marxism ⓘ |
| reflectsOn |
For Marx
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Reading Capital ⓘ |
| theme |
historicity of theory
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limits of structuralism ⓘ role of philosophy in class struggle ⓘ self-rectification of theory ⓘ |
| workContext | 20th-century Marxist philosophy ⓘ |
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