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The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution

by Carl R. Trueman · 2020 · 432 pages

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This work traces the historical and philosophical development of modern identity and expressive individualism from the Enlightenment to the present. Trueman analyzes the influence of figures such as Rousseau, Marx, and Freud on contemporary Western culture's understanding of the self and sexuality.

Book Details

Published

2020

Pages

432

Language

en

ISBN

9781433556333

Audiobook Available

13h 36m
Narrated by Carl R. Trueman

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