Myths of the Self: Narrative Identity and Postmodern Metaphysics

By Olav Bryant Smith

Myths of the Self is a departure from the standard fare of postmodern thought. In a unique and brilliant turn, Smith argues that the best way of dealing with the topic of the self is a synthesis of a narrative theory of identity, using Ricoeur as a source, along with the constructive "postmodern" metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead. The resulting synthesis is a new and potentially invigorating spin on the genesis of postmodern thought.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739108433
• ISBN13: 9780739108437
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"