{"product_id":"on-being-authentic-paperback","title":"On Being Authentic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Guignon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'To thine own self be true.' From Polonius's words in \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e right up to Oprah, we are constantly urged to look within. Why is being authentic the ultimate aim in life for so many people, and why does it mean looking inside rather than out? Is it about finding the 'real' me, or something greater than me, even God? And should we welcome what we find? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThought-provoking and with an astonishing range of references, \u003cem\u003eOn Being Authentic\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping journey into the self that begins with Socrates and Augustine. Charles Guignon asks why being authentic ceased to mean being part of some bigger, cosmic picture and with Rousseau, Wordsworth and the Romantic movement, took the strong inward turn alive in today's self-help culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe also plumbs the darker depths of authenticity, with the help of Freud, Joseph Conrad and Alice Miller and reflects on the future of being authentic in a postmodern, global age. He argues ultimately that if we are to rescue the ideal of being authentic, we have to see ourselves as fundamentally social creatures, embedded in relationships and communities, and that being authentic is not about what is owed to me but how I depend on others.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Guignon teaches philosophy at the University of South Florida. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eHeidegger and the Problem of Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e and editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Heidegger\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.86 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724035395647,"sku":"9780415261234","price":46.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4027be2dd3629f1480f42dfc8ec25505.webp?v=1765101248","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/on-being-authentic-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}