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Addressing the post-enlightenment problems of meaning and freedom, Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth traces the historical development of the ethics of authenticity in a lucid and vigorous study. The emergence of authenticity as an ethical ideal is probed in relation to the rise of social freedom and individualism which opens up conversations and disagreements with the German Idealists, and later, Habermas, Foucault, and MacIntyre. Taking heed of these intellectual predecessors and proponents of ethical authenticity leads to an original conception of a socio-existential account of ethical authenticity, made possible by the work of both Taylor and Sartre. Moving beyond virtue ethics, discourse ethics and Foucauldian notions of self-care, The History and Ethics of Authenticity constructs a practical ethics of authenticity that is both embedded in and able to transcend the current moment. Making use of contemporary reference points, including the rise of social media, capitalist branding, and competing appeals to identity, authenticity becomes an achievable ethical ideal.

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Author:   Kyle Michael James Shuttleworth (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781350163423

ISBN 10:   1350163422
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   12 November 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: A Prelude to the Problem 0.1.What is Authenticity? 0.2.Why Freedom and Meaning? 0.3. A Structural Overview Part I: The Problem and Resolution Chapter I: The Problem of Modernity 1.1. What is Modernity? 1.2. Enlightenment: Maturity and Freedom 1.3. Counter-Enlightenment: Nihilism and Disenchantment 1.4. Embracing One’s Fate Chapter II: Variations on the Concept of Authenticity 2.1. Articulating Authenticity 2.2. Alternative Ethical Ideals 2.3. The Socio-Ethical Turn 2.4. Sartre’s Existential Authenticity 2.5. Taylor’s Ethic of Authenticity Chapter III: Dimensions of Socio-Existential Authenticity 3.1. What Determines Our Sense of Authenticity? 3.2. How Can We Ensure Our Ideal Is Achievable? 3.3. Where Do Our Choices Derive From? 3.4. What Validates Our Choices? 3.5. Finding Meaning Part II: Challenges for Authenticity Chapter IV: Can the Enlightenment Project Be Completed? 4.1. The Project of Modernity 4.2. Completing the Project 4.3. Ethics or Morality? Chapter V: Is the ‘Self’ A Fiction? 5.1. The Subjection of Individuality 5.2. From Power to Subjection 5.3. Technologies of the Self 5.4. Foucault’s Nietzsche Chapter VI: Are All Modern Ethics Emotive? 6.1. Modern Culture of Emotivism 6.2. Emotivism and Authenticity 6.3. Practices, Narrative, and Tradition 6.4. Criticisms of MacIntyre’s Virtue Ethics Chapter VII: Finding Meaning in Freedom 7.1. Picking up the Spear 7.2. Finding Meaning in Freedom 7.3. Can One Be Authentic Within Contemporary Society? 7.4. Concluding Remarks Index

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Shuttleworth offers an innovative and important argument for the value of personal authenticity in modern life, developed through careful critical analyses of major twentieth-century works of philosophy and social theory. * Jonathan Webber, Professor of Philosophy, Cardiff University, UK *

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Kyle Shuttleworth is Visiting Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast, UK.

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