| The Self-Knower: A Hero Under Control 1992 Edition Contributor(s): Wicklund, R. a. (Author), Eckert, Martina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306439883 ISBN-13: 9780306439889 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1992 Annotation: The twofold purpose of this book is to examine the prejudices within the self-knower movement, especially those resulting in the control of individuals, and to offer a psychological analysis of self-knowledge. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Psychology | Personality - Psychology | Social Psychology |
| Dewey: 155.2 |
| LCCN: 91044856 |
| Series: The Springer Social Clinical Psychology |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.96 lbs) 166 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The self-knower has become a hero within many contemporary cultures. This hero goes by various different titles, including the" self-insightful/' the "self-actualized/' the "autonomous and mature/' the "representative of independent thinking/' the "morally virtuous/' and many more. The common denominators of civilization's preoccupation with the self- knower are (1) the mundane, popular literature that draws our attention to our "inner being" and (2) the remarkable intensity of therapies and quasitherapies that promise insight into the true core of our inner being. A characteristic example from an extensive, week-or month-long training course would read, "Come because you want to discover your self ... . Through Mr. X the group leaderl, we can realize our true identities ... . This gives our lives sense and perspective." We have tried to trace the logic underlying the diverse self-knower movements and have found three common themes underlying them. For one, the varieties of theories and treatments associated with self-knowl- edge are interested exclusively in the appearance of the self-knower. Each representative of the self-knower school has its own set of criteria for identifying the self-knowing person, and in tum, each member of the self-knower school represents certain convictions about how individuals should be evaluated. For instance, if someone manifests warmth and char- ity, that person is likely to be pronounced healthy, adjusted, and self- knowing. |