The Individual without Passions: Modern Individualism and the Loss of the Social Bond by Elena Pulcini
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Overview: The innovative characteristic of the book lies in its tackling an extremely timely and important issue mainly individualism from the original point of view of a theory of passions. It underlines the importance of the problem of the passions both in forming individual identity and in building the social bond. Drawing inspiration from classic authors who represent fundamental milestones along the route of modern individualism (from Montaigne to Hobbes, from Locke to Smith, from Rousseau to Tocqueville etc.), it puts forward new hypotheses that contrast with the consolidated views of contemporary reflection, both modern and postmodern. The main argument is that passions are crucial not only when they are strong (homo oeconomicus), but also when absent or weak (homo democraticus), in both cases producing pathological effects on the Self and the social bond.
Genre: Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Sociology
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